Musaliar.--An occupational term, denoting a Muhammadan priest, returned at times of census in the Tamil country. Musari.--A division of Malayalam Kammalans, whose occupation is that of brass and copper smiths. The equivalent Musarlu occurs among the Telugu Kamsalas. Mushika (rat).--A gotra of Nagaralu. The rat is the vehicle of the Elephant God, Vignesvara or Ganesa. Mushtiga.--An exogamous sept of the Gollas, who may not use the mushtiga tree (Strychnos Nux-vomica). It also occurs as a synonym of Jetti. Mushti Golla.--A class of mendicants, usually of mixed extraction. Mushti means alms. Mussad.--For the following note on the Mussads or Muttatus of Travancore, I am indebted to Mr. N. Subramani Aiyar. They are known as Muttatus or Mussatus in Travancore and Cochin, and Potuvals (or Poduvals) or Akapotuvals in North Malabar. The word Muttatu means elder, and is generally taken to indicate a community, which is higher than the Ambalavasi castes, as Ilayatu (or Elayad), or younger, denotes a sub-caste slightly lower than the Brahmans. In early records, the word Mupputayor, which has an identical meaning, is met with. Potuval means a common person, i.e., the representative of a committee, and a Muttatu's right to this name is from the fact that, in the absence of the Nambutiri managers of a temple, he becomes their agent, and is invested with authority to exercise all their functions. The work of an Akapotuval always lies within the inner wall of the shrine, while that of the Purapotuval or Potuval proper lies outside. The castemen themselves prefer the name Sivadvija or Saivite Brahman. A few families possess special titles, such as Nambi and Nambiyar. Their women are generally known as Manayammamar, mana meaning the house of a Brahman. There are no divisions or septs among the Muttatus.