There is the word malcreado which means ill-doer, crooked person; creado, cread is a doer. I have heard these words used in Konkani, too. Then you have a meza which is at table. So, it would be positively doing at table, service at table. An attender at table etc., I suppose. Meza can also mean table-land or ghats. Would it be, therefore, a servant in the forestry service? I am joking. W R Da Silva
On Thu, Nov 28, 2024 at 5:26 PM Mervyn Maciel < [email protected]> wrote: > Literally - “Servant of the table!” > Sounds odd though! > Mervyn Maciel > Sent from my iPhone > > On 28 Nov 2024, at 05:43, 'Carvalho' via Goa-Research-Net < > [email protected]> wrote: > > > Dear members, > > I would like to know what would be the best interpretation of this term > "creado de meza". This is a 19th century term used in a letter dated 1889, > and does it correspond to the English 19th century equivalent of "head > servant" or better still "table servant." > > All best wishes, > Selma > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Goa-Research-Net" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To view this discussion, visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/goa-research-net/328044951.450055.1732119273218%40mail.yahoo.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/goa-research-net/328044951.450055.1732119273218%40mail.yahoo.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Goa-Research-Net" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To view this discussion, visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/goa-research-net/34362694-83F6-4A21-9472-4A0FBA0EB20E%40gmail.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/goa-research-net/34362694-83F6-4A21-9472-4A0FBA0EB20E%40gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Goa-Research-Net" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion, visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/goa-research-net/CA%2BvNr4L1-bCUvA%3DMTxwiadYrPhNMPhCX06xvpoF6dM%3DR%3DH5n7Q%40mail.gmail.com.
