Menoky

Menoky (or Menoki) is a title of Nair in the Indian state of Kerala. The Menoky are one of 14 "high caste" Nayar (there are 4 "low caste" Nair sub-castes), and historically served as administrators and feudal landlords.[1]

References
  1. Bluxbaum (1968), Family law and customary law in Asia: a contemporary legal perspective


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