durbar
[ dur-bahr ]
/ ˈdɜr bɑr /
Save This Word!
noun (in India)
the court of a native ruler.
a public audience or levee held by a native prince or by a British governor or viceroy; an official reception.
the hall or place of audience.
the audience itself.
QUIZZES
THINK YOU’VE GOT A HANDLE ON THIS US STATE NICKNAME QUIZ?
Did you ever collect all those state quarters? Put them to good use on this quiz about curious state monikers and the facts around them.
Question 1 of 8
Mississippi’s nickname comes from the magnificent trees that grow there. What is it?
Origin of durbar
1600–10; alteration of Urdu darbār court <Persian, equivalent to dar door + bār entry
Words nearby durbar
duration tetany, durative, Durazzo, Durban, Durban poison, durbar, Dürck's node, dur. dol., dure, Düren, Dürer
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2021
Example sentences from the Web for durbar
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
Word Origin for durbar
C17: from Hindi darbār court, from Persian, from dar door + bār entry, audience
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
© William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012