SINCE 1828
jagir
noun
ja·gir
variants:
or less commonly jaghir
or jaghire
or jageer
or jagheer \ jəˈgi(ə)r \
plural -s
Definition of jagir
: a grant of the public revenues of a district in northern India or Pakistan to a person with power to collect and enjoy them and to administer the government in the district
also
: the district so assigned, the revenue from it, or the tenure by which it is held — compare enam
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