[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Polity, law and society](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity) › [The Military System of the Marathas, with a Brief Account of Their Maritime Activities](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.sen-1928) › c20.20 # The Military System of the Marathas, with a Brief Account of Their Maritime Activities c20.20 The Military System of the Marathas, with a Brief Account of Their Maritime Activities c20.20 - **Language:** English ### [c20.20](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.sen-1928.c20.20) Desy—More correctly Desai. ‘An hereditary Officer, the head of a Pergunnah. He is the same as the Deshmukh.’ Molesworth, \*A Dictionary—Marathi and English\*, p. 426. ‘In W. and S. India a native official in charge of a district, often held hereditarily, a petty chief.’ Hobson Jobson, p. 306. - [Previous: c20.19](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.sen-1928.c20.19) - [Next: c20.21](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.sen-1928.c20.21) - [Up: c20](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.sen-1928.c20) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.sen-1928.c20.20](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.sen-1928.c20.20) · Pramāṇa