Zamindar Definition

zəmēndär
noun
An official in precolonial India assigned to collect the land taxes of his district.
American Heritage
In India,
Webster's New World
A landholder in British colonial India responsible for collecting and paying to the government the taxes on the land under his jurisdiction.
American Heritage
(historical) An official tax-collector.
Wiktionary

Other Word Forms of Zamindar

Noun

Singular:
zamindar
Plural:
zamindars

Origin of Zamindar

  • Hindi zamīndār from Persian zamīn earth dhghem- in Indo-European roots -dār -holder dher- in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • Urdu, from Persian زمین"ŒØ¯Ø§Ø± (zamin-dâr).

    From Wiktionary

Zamindar Sentence Examples

  • The zamindar himself is a creation of the Mahommedans, unknown to the early Hindu system.

  • The zamindar seemed a solvent person, capable of keeping a contract; and his official position as tax-collector was confused with the proprietary rights of an English landlord.

  • The zamindar was conspicuous and useful; the village community and the cultivating ryot did not force themselves into notice.

  • If the offer of the zamindar was not deemed satisfactory, another contractor was substituted in his place.

  • The same English prejudice which made a landlord of the zamindar could recognize nothing but a tenantat-will in the ryot.

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Words Starting With

ZZAZAM

Words Ending With

RARDAR

Unscrambles

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Words Starting With Z and Ending With R

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8 Letter Words8 Letter Words Starting With Z8 Letter Words Ending With R