Lahore
A city in British India, now the capital of the modern-day province of Punjab in Pakistan
overlaid
To have covered the surface of (something) with a coating.
idolatry
The worship of a cult image or "idol" as though it were God.
lama
A Buddhist priest or monk.
pariah
A member of a low caste in southern India.
guttural
pedigree
An ancestral line or lineage.
cryptic
Having or seeming to have a hidden or ambiguous meaning; mysterious.
rupees
The basic monetary unit of British India.
dropsy
A condition characterized by an excess of watery fluid collecting in the cavities or tissues of the body.
abbot
The superior of a monastery for men
portended
To give an omen or anticipatory sign of.
chaplain
A clergyman officially attached to a branch of the military, to an institution, or to a family or court.
scapular
A long wide band of cloth with an opening for the head worn front and back over the shoulders as part of a monastic habit.
abacus
An instrument for performing calculations by sliding counters along rods or in grooves.
entrain
To draw along with or after oneself.
front
A line of battle.
mirth
Gladness or gaiety as shown by or accompanied with laughter.
insolence
The state of being insultingly disapproving in speech or in conduct.
depredation
To lay waste; plunder, ravage.
