durbar

[ dur-bahr ]

noun
  1. the court of an Indian ruler.

  2. a public audience or levee held by an Indian prince or by a British colonial governor or viceroy; an official reception.

  1. the hall or place where an Indian prince or British colonial governor holds a public audience.

  2. an audience held by an Indian prince or British colonial governor.

Origin of durbar

1
First recorded in 1600–10; alteration of Urdu darbār “court,” from Persian, equivalent to dar “door” + bār “entry”

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How to use durbar in a sentence

  • I went, and found him seated in full durbar, and the Khan's servants as prisoners before him.

    Confessions of a Thug | Philip Meadows Taylor

British Dictionary definitions for durbar

durbar

/ (ˈdɜːbɑː, ˌdɜːˈbɑː) /


noun
    • (formerly) the court of a native ruler or a governor in India and British Colonial West Africa

    • a levee at such a court

Origin of durbar

1
C17: from Hindi darbār court, from Persian, from dar door + bār entry, audience

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