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Meaning of SEPOY

 
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Se"poy\, n. [Per. sip[=a]h[=i], fr. sip[=a]h an army. Cf.
{Spahi}.]
A native of India employed as a soldier in the service of a
European power, esp. of Great Britain; an Oriental soldier
disciplined in the European manner.

 

 

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