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मनौती manautī[manā(nā)+Prk. आविƣआ=S. आिƯका(i.e. आिपcaus. aug.+aff. ित+का], s.f. Satisfaction, assurance; security, surety, bail; a person referred to for payment of the debt, etc. of another;—an acknowledgment; an acceptance;—(dialec.) a premium or bonus to a money-lender above the stipulated interest:—manautī-dār, s.m. One who becomes surety for another; one who is a security to government for a revenue-payment.
Origin: Hindi