[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Reference works](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference) › [Hobson-Jobson: A Glossary of Colloquial Anglo-Indian Words and Phrases, and of Kindred Terms, Etymological, Historical, Geographical and Discursive](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.yule-burnell-1886) › c10.275 # Hobson-Jobson: A Glossary of Colloquial Anglo-Indian Words and Phrases, and of Kindred Terms, Etymological, Historical, Geographical and Discursive c10.275 Hobson-Jobson: A Glossary of Colloquial Anglo-Indian Words and Phrases, and of Kindred Terms, Etymological, Historical, Geographical and Discursive c10.275 - **Language:** English ### [c10.275](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.yule-burnell-1886.c10.275) 1861.—“Bengallee dewans, once pure, are converted into demons; \*\*Ameens\*\*, once harmless, become tigers; magistrates, supposed to be just, are converted into oppressors.”—\*Peterson, Speech for Prosecution in Nil Durpan case\*. - [Previous: c10.274](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.yule-burnell-1886.c10.274) - [Next: c10.276](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.yule-burnell-1886.c10.276) - [Up: c10](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.yule-burnell-1886.c10) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.yule-burnell-1886.c10.275](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.yule-burnell-1886.c10.275) · Pramāṇa