Madrasi noun 3adjective 1forms 1 noun3 •A native of South India; a person of South Indian extraction (exonym; often considered offensive).When the hardships of a Madrassi are complained of, we are told that a Panjabi is well off: that the taxation “on an average” is only so-and-so, Northern India being more lightly taxed than Southern. — 1916 •(old-fashioned) A native or resident of Chennai in India.Runga Charlu was subjected to grave accusations in Mysore as he had the misfortune to be a Madrasi. — 1896 •A fairy chess rule where a piece that is attacked by a piece of the same type is paralyzed, rendering it unable to move. adjective1 •Of or relating to the city of Chennai in India, formerly known as Madras. formsMadrasis
