serai

The strongest point was an old serai at their left centre, where they had four guns; nine other guns lay between this and the bridge.

From Barclay of the Guides by Herbert Strang

"And you took up your abode in the serai of Gopal Ali by the Moti Bazar."

From Barclay of the Guides by Herbert Strang

And next day, in the serai where he had put up in Peshawar, Ahmed learnt from Sherdil that his name stood thirty-second on the list of candidates for the Guides.

From Barclay of the Guides by Herbert Strang

I'll take a room at a native serai in Bombay—for atmosphere—and meet you at the station.

From Caravans By Night A Romance of India by Harry Hervey

Evidently, too, a stout serai, or inn, a square building surrounding a quadrangle set apart for the lodgment of camels and merchandise was regarded as a stronghold.

From The Red Year A Story of the Indian Mutiny by Louis Tracy

He rode close beside Sherdil all the way, and when they halted at roadside serais for rest and refreshment, those two ate together and squatted or lay side by side.

From Barclay of the Guides by Herbert Strang

Similarly for the repairs of serais a sum of rupees 100 per annum for each serai will be given.

From The Life of Yakoob Beg Athalik Ghazi, and Badaulet; Ameer of Kashgar by Demetrius Charles Boulger

Satisfied that he is well prepared, you start with your best voice: "Je serais...."

From John Bull, Junior or French as She is Traduced by Max O'Rell

The most approved permanent camps or "posts" were mud serais flanked by bastions at the alternate angles and overlooking a yard or "kraal."

From Afghanistan and the Anglo-Russian Dispute by Theo. F. Rodenbough

There, serais Fort Warren, where we kept our rebel prisoners during the war.

From The Great Lone Land A Narrative of Travel and Adventure in the North-West of America by William Francis Butler