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Nairs

The Nuttall Encyclopedia

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Hindus of high caste, claiming to rank next the Brahmans, who lived on the Malabar coast of India; among them polyandry prevailed, and the royal power descended through the female line.

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Wood, James, ed. Entry for 'Nairs'. The Nuttall Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​nut/​n/nairs.html. Frederick Warne & Co Ltd. London. 1900.
 
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