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faujdari
noun
fauj·da·ri
\-rē\
variants: or
foujdary
\-rē\Definition of faujdari
faujdaris
orfoujdaries
1 India : a faujdar's jurisdiction
2 India : a criminal court
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Origin and Etymology of faujdari
Hindi fawjdārī, from Persian, from fawjdār
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