Seṭṭhi
Seṭṭhi,[fr.seṭṭha,Sk.śreṣṭhin] foreman of a guild,treasurer,banker,“City man”,wealthy merchant Vin.I,15 sq.,271 sq.; II,110 sq.,157; S.I,89; J.I,122; II,367 etc.; Rājagaha° the merchant of Rājagaha Vin.II,154; J.IV,37; Bārāṇasi° the merchant of Benares J.I,242,269; jana-pada-seṭṭhi a commercial man of the country J.IV,37; seṭṭhi gahapati Vin.I,273; S.I,92; there were families of seṭṭhis Vin.I,18; J.IV,62; °-ṭṭhāna the position of a seṭṭhi J.II,122,231; hereditary J.I,231,243; II,64; III,475; IV,62 etc.; seṭṭhânuseṭṭhī treasurers and under-treasurers Vin.I,18; see Vinaya Texts I.102.(Page 722)