Sepoy

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Sepoy \Se"poy\, n. [Per. sip[=a]h[imac], 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.
     [1913 Webster]