Moolvie
MOOLVIE (an Urdu variant of Arabic maulavi, a derivative of mullah, a man learned in the law), the name used in India of a man learned in Mahommedan law, and hence used generally of a teacher or as a complimentary title of one learned in any branch of knowledge.
Note - this article incorporates content from Encyclopaedia Britannica, Eleventh Edition, (1910-1911)
