Mofussil (from an Arabic word meaning 'separate'), a term commonly used by Anglo-Indians for the rural part of a district as opposed to the administrative headquarters. Thus in Bengal the Mofussil means practically the whole province beyond the city of Calcutta.
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Chambers's Encyclopaedia, Volume 7: Maltebrun to Pearson, p. 244
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