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n. - A seat with a cushion that is used as a throne by Indian princes.

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  • Nabob sat on a high cushion, called the musnud, placed on a daïs which was raised several feet above the ground.
  • Ved Prakash Narayan sat on a musnud, a slab of unadorned black marble.
  • Meer Jaffier, died of the smallpox, and his brother, Muharek-al-Dowla, was appointed musnud.
  • Since the Dutch abandoned Sambas, three sultans have reigned on this musnud (within fifty years, or thereabout).
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