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zamindar

za·min·dar [ ˈza-mən-ˌdär]

zamindar

noun

[ˈza-mən-ˌdär]

variants: or zemindar

Definition of zamindar

1 : a collector of the land revenue of a district for the government during the period of Mogul rule in India

2 : a feudal landlord in British India paying the government a fixed revenue

First Known Use of zamindar

1683, in the meaning defined at sense 1

History and Etymology for zamindar

Hindi & Urdu zamīndār, from Persian, from zamīn land + -dār holder

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