संस्‍कृतशब्‍दकोशः

Monier–Williams

प्रत्येनस् — {enas} ({práty-}), m. an officer of justice, punisher of criminals ŚBr##a surety, the heir nearest of kin who is responsible for the debts of a deceased person Kāṭh. ŚāṅkhŚr. MaitrS