| Bupati (Javanese) | Regent |
| Carteza (Portuguese) | Ships’ pass |
| Casa da India (Portuguese) | Office of the Indies |
| Casa de la Contratacion de las Indias (Spanish) | Office of Trade of the Indies |
| CIO (French) | Compagnie Française pour le Commerce des Indes Orientales |
| Commandeur (Dutch) | Rank in the VOC administration, similar to either a naval Commodore or a Vice-Governor |
| Coup d’état (French) | Coup, take-over of power |
| Daimyo (Japanese) | Feudal lord |
| Desingadu (Malayalam) | Prince |
| Dessave (Sinhalese) | Ruler of a province |
| Drostdij (Dutch) | Bailiwick |
| EIC (English) | East India Company |
| Estado dan India Oriental (Portuguese) | The State of the East Indies |
| Gage (Dutch) | Sailor’s pay |
| Gaji (Malay-Indonesian) | Salary |
| Heeren XVII | Gentlemen Seventeen, central board of the VOC in the Dutch Republic |
| Hongi (Ternatan) | Fleet of war vessels |
| Kacang (Malay) | Bean |
| Kampung (Malay) | Compound outside of a town |
| Kapten (Malay) | Captain |
| Kimelaha (Ternatan) | Village head, Governor |
| Kipatih (Javanese) | Grand-vizier |
| Kora-kora (Moluccan Malay) | War galley with sails and outriggers |
| Kraton (Javanese) | Court, royal palace |
| Landdag (Dutch) | Regional Diet (in Formosa) |
| Landdrost (Dutch) | Bailiff |
| Landraad (Dutch) | Regional council |
| Lascarin (Sinhalese) | Indigenous soldier |
| Last (Dutch) | Measure for ships, 4000 Amsterdam lbs |
| Letnan (Malay) | Lieutenant |
| Lingua franca (Latin) | Common language |
| Maha Mudaliyar (Sinhalese) | Senior military officer for lascarins |
| Maharaja (Malayalam) | King of kings |
| Freed man, former slave | |
| Nawab (Urdu, Hindi) | Viceroy |
| Nayak (Tamil) | King |
| Nayar (Malayalam) | Group of Hindu castes, indigenous soldier |
| Oosterling (Dutch) | Easterner |
| Orang laut (Malay) | Sea nomads |
| Pencalang (Malay) | Sailing vessel for reconnaissance and patrol |
| Perahu (Malay) | Boat |
| Raja (Malayalam, Malay) | King, chief |
| Rendez-vous (French) | Meeting place |
| Samurai (Japanese) | Gentry, warrior |
| Schepenbank (Dutch) | Board of aldermen |
| Schutterij (Dutch) | Civil militia |
| Sepoy (English) | See Sipahi |
| Sersan (Malay) | Sergeant |
| Shogun (Japanese) | Leader of the army, military dictator |
| Sipahi (Ottoman Turkish, Persian) | Professional cavalryman, professional infantry man |
| Soldij (Dutch) | Soldier’s pay |
| Sultan (Arabic) | Muslim ruler, king |
| Sultanate (English) | Realm of a sultan |
| Susuhunan (Javanese) | Emperor, king |
| Sunanate (English, Dutch) | Realm of a susuhunan |
| Tevar (Tamil) | King, vassal |
| Tupas (Malayalam, Portuguese) | Freedman, former slave |
| Trekboer (Dutch, Afrikaans) | Semi-nomadic pastoral farmer, settler |
| Verenigde Oost-Indische Compagnie | United East India Company |
| VOC (Dutch) | Verenigde Oost-Indische Compagnie |
| Vrijburger (Dutch) | Burger, citizen, free settler not in the service of the VOC |
In: Genesis and Nemesis of the First Dutch Colonial Empire in Asia and South Africa, 1596–1811
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Gerrit Knaap
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