mooftee

Updated: May 29, 2025

Baillie informs us in his preface, that "futawa is the plural form of futwa, a term in common use in Mahometan countries to signify an exposition of law by a public officer called the mooftee, or a case submitted to him by the kazee or judge."

Various - International Weekly Miscellany - Volume 1, No. 9, August 26, 1850