tindal

1. (India, dated) A petty officer among lascars; a boatswain's mate; a cockswain.Examples: "One thing that continued unchanged was the division of the crew into two watches, each led by a tindal."Indiadated

2. (India, dated) An attendant on an army.Examples: "The party left the island about four o clock in the afternoon, and after a pleasant passage of three hours, arrived at the Jaffna Customs, where a most untoward event took place which tended greatly to mar the pleasure of the day: the unfortunate wag of a tindal not having brought a boat-note with him, the tide-waiters at the Custom-house detained all the oysters belonging to the party, which were immediately removed to the Custom-house and kept there under lock and key, pending the decision of the acting Controller of Customs!"Indiadated