masculine · seṭṭhi 1.1 · seṭṭhi 2.1
a millionaire
Seṭṭhi [from seṭṭha, Sanskrit śreṣṭhin] foreman of a guild, treasurer, banker, "City man", wealthy merchant Vin I 15 f., 271 f.; II 110 f., 157; S I 89; Ja I 122; II 367 etc.; Rājagaha° the merchant of Rājagaha Vin II 154; Ja IV 37; Bārāṇasi° the merchant of Benares Ja I 242, 269; jana-pada-seṭṭhi a commercial man of the country Ja IV 37; seṭṭhi gahapati Vin I 273; S I 92; there were families of seṭṭhis Vin I 18; Ja IV 62; — ṭṭhāna the position of a seṭṭhi Ja II 122, 231; hereditary Ja I 231, 243; II 64; III 475; IV 62 etc.; seṭṭhānuseṭṭhī treasurers and under-treasurers Vin I 18; see Vinaya Texts I 102.
(masc, masc, from seṭṭha) wealthy man; distinguished man; man of authority millionaire [lit.] foremost Construction: seṭṭha + i
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