SINCE 1828
zamindar
noun
za·min·dar
| \ ˈza-mən-ˌdär,
ˈze-; zə-ˌmēn-ˈdär\
ˈze-; zə-ˌmēn-ˈdär\
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
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