I. noun
or ga·di gəˈdē, ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷
( -s )
Etymology: Hindi gaddī
1. India
a. : a cushion especially for a throne
b. : throne
the succession to the gaddi was not in all cases hereditary — White Paper on Indian States
succeeded to the gaddi in 1899 — Statesman's Year Book
2. India : a high ruling position
helping the smaller ones of his tribe into ministerial gaddis — Weekly Observer
II. noun
( plural gaddi or gaddis )
Usage: usually capitalized
1. : a low-caste chiefly shepherd people in Kashmir
2. : a member of the Gaddi people