chetty means A member of one of various South Indian castes of merchants, money-lenders and land-owners. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 86 out of 100.
noun
- A member of one of various South Indian castes of merchants, money-lenders and land-owners.“A contract is made, usually by the house itself, with the chetties for such a quantity of cotton of such a quality, and the very lowest sum is fixed. The chetty, finding he cannot get a price that would justify the delivery of such cotton as he has contracted for, agrees to it, well knowing that they must take such as he chooses to deliver to them at the time.”