khansamahEtymologyBorrowed from Urdu خانسامان, from خان (xān, “master”) + سامان (sāmān, “household goods”).khansamah means A house-steward or native servant, being in charge of the kitchen and the food supplies. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 87 out of 100.nounA house-steward or native servant, being in charge of the kitchen and the food supplies.“An old sinner, in shape of a khansamah, is the genius of the place, and has rarely aught else to tempt the tired traveller with than a “sudden death”—a fowl caught running in the yard, and dished up forthwith; […]”