durbar

[ dur-bahr ]

/ ˈdɜr bɑr /

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.

Words nearby durbar

duration tetany, durative, durazzo, durban, durban poison, durbar, dure, duress, duressor, durex, durga

Origin of durbar

1600–10; alteration of Urdu darbār court < Persian, equivalent to dar door + bār entry

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Examples from the Web for durbar

In 1979 the Durbar Square of each city was designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Nepal Old and New: Kathmandu Valley’s Royal Cities Get a Facelift|Condé Nast Traveler|August 19, 2013|DAILY BEAST
This fort commands the valley of Katmandu, and the Durbar therefore thought it advisable to treat as speedily as possible.
A Journey to Katmandu|Laurence Oliphant
Out in the garden two or three hundred soldiers were drawn up: it was a military Durbar.
At the Court of the Amr|John Alfred Gray
A durbar is, as you no doubt remember, a levee or reception.
The Great Round World and What Is Going On In It, Vol. 1, No. 58, December 16, 1897|Various

In the centre of a wide street of tents were those set apart for the purposes of the Durbar.
History of the War in Afghanistan, Vol. I (of 3)|Sir John William Kaye
The opinion of the Amr, delivered in open Durbar, is the keynote from which all tunes are played.
At the Court of the Amr|John Alfred Gray

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

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