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serang

se·rang [ sə ráng ] (plural se·rangs)


noun 
Definition:
 
South Asia lascar commander: a boatswain or other commander in charge of a crew of lascars ( dated )

[Late 18th century. < Persian, Urdu sar-hang "commander"]
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