a. Greater, larger &c. raḥ 1 The principal, chief, or eldest per- son, the most respectable person; raghukulamahattarāṇāṃ vadhūḥ U. 4; gṛhapatiśca ma- māṃtaraṃgabhūto janapadamahattaraḥ Dk.

2 A Chamberlain.

3 A courtier.

4 The head or the oldest man of a village.