sub-judge

English

Alternative forms

• subjudge

Etymology

sub- +‎ judge

Noun

sub-judge (plural sub-judges)

1. A secondary or auxiliary judge.
2. (India) The judge of a subordinate court.

   Synonym: subordinate judge

   • 1924, E. M. Forster, A Passage to India, Penguin 2005, page 243:

     Aziz was suing her for damages in the sub-judge’s court.

   • 2011, Harihar Mahapatra, translated by Ashok K Mohanty, My Life, My Work, page 196:

     Incidentally, the last phase of a very old case relating to the partition of the Bhingarpur common estate was in progress at the time in the sub-judge court.

Descendants

• → Bengali: সবজজ (śobojoj), সাবজজ (sabjoj)
• → Odia: ସବ୍ ଜଜ୍ (sôb jôj)