Anglo-Indian. [a. Hindī chiṭṭhī, Mahrātī chiṭṭī:—Skr. chitra spot, mark, etc.] ‘A letter or note; also, a certificate given to a servant, or the like; a pass’ (Yule).
1698. Fryer, Acc. E. India & P., III. iv. 126. I sent my Gulleon Peon … with his Master’s Chitty, or Pass, to the Governor.
1786. Tippoo’s Let., 284 (Y.). Every merchant from Muscat who brings you a chitty from Meer Kâzim.
1829. Mem. of Col. Mountain (ed. 2), 80 (Y.). He wanted a chithee or note, for this is the most note-writing country under heaven.
