munny

English

Noun

munny (plural munnies)

1. (India, obsolete) A measure of land used in the neighbourhood of Madras.

   Synonym: ground

   • 1885, Manual of the Administration of the Madras Presidency, page 515:

     It is sub-divided into annas (or 16ths), of 3,600 square feet each; or when the land is for building purposes, into grounds (munnies) of 1/24 of a cawny each, as in the town of Madras.