[benjāngkhapradit] (n) EN: Thai mode of salutation using five parts of the body ; prostration in which the head, hands and feet touch the ground ; kowtowFR: prosternement à la chinoise [ m ]
n. [ Perhaps a corruption of register; or cf. roll. ] (Mil.) A register or roll showing the order in which officers, enlisted men, companies, or regiments are called on to serve. [ 1913 Webster ]