sarpech

noun

1. An ornament placed in front of the turban, worn by significant Hindu, Sikh and Muslim princes.

   The Marathas made reciprocal presents of a ‘horse and sarpech to all leading members of the English settlement’.

Where it comes from

From Urdu سرپیچ/Hindi सरपेच (sarpec), from Persian سرپیچ (sarpeč, “socket”).

Adapted from the Wiktionary entry sarpech (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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