Noun
An imam; a Muslim doctor of law.
(loosely, chiefly South Asia) Any man of learning; a scholar, a teacher of Classical languages.
Source: en.wiktionary.orgThe Maulvi escaped from the Faizabad prison where he was detained and joined Begum Hazrat Mahal, the wife of the imprisoned Nawab Wajid Ali Shah of Awadh, in fighting against the colonialists. Source: Internet