The Glossary also serves the purpose of indicating how subcaste and clan names are common to several castes and tribes.
GLOSSARY _Abhimanchkul_ .-- A section of Komti in Chanda.

They abstain from using a preparation of lead which is generally ground to powder and applied to wounds.
_Abhira_ .-- An immigrant nomad tribe from which the modern Ahir caste is believed to have originated.

A division of Maratha and Gujarati Brahmans, so called because they are priests of the Abhiras or the modern Ahirs.
_Abdhut_ .-- Name for a religious mendicant.

Applied to Gosains, _q.v._ _Acharya_, _Acharaj_ .-- (Superintendent of ceremonies.) Title of the heads of the Swami-Narayan sect.

A surname of Adi Gaur Brahmans in Saugor.
_Adhia_ .-- (Half.) A subcaste of Telis considered to be illegitimate in Betul.
_Adhaighar_, _Arhaighar_ .-- (2 1/2 houses.) A subdivision of Saraswat Brahmans.
_Adhali_ .-- A name given to Malyars by outsiders.
_Adigaur_ .-- A subdivision of Brahman, probably a branch of the Gaur Brahmans, though in Saugor they are considered to be Kanaujias.
_Adkandh_, _Adikandh_ .-- (Superior Khonds.) A subcaste of Khonds, being the most Hinduised section of this tribe.