havildar

British  

/ ˈhævɪlˌdɑː /

noun

1. a noncommissioned officer in the Indian army, equivalent in rank to sergeant

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Etymology

Origin of havildar

C17: from Hindi, from Persian hawāldār one in charge

Example Sentences

He remained on the baggage for a couple of hours, and then again took his place by the side of the waggon; receiving an approving nod from the havildar, as he did so.

From Through Three Campaigns A Story of Chitral, Tirah and Ashanti by Paget, Walter

“I asked a wounded havildar who it was that led the column, and he told me the commander was a new arrival, a subadar of the 8th Irregular Cavalry, named Akhab Khan,” he said.

From The Red Year A Story of the Indian Mutiny by Tracy, Louis

The havildar was on the lookout for Lisle when he entered the camp; but he did not know him, in his changed attire and stained face, until the lad spoke to him.

From Through Three Campaigns A Story of Chitral, Tirah and Ashanti by Paget, Walter

But your name will appear in orders, tomorrow, as promoted to the rank of havildar, in the 5th Bengal Cavalry, as a recognition of your faithful services.

From At the Point of the Bayonet A Tale of the Mahratta War by Henty, G. A. (George Alfred)

For instance, the naïk, or corporal; the havildar, or serjeant:—even of the commissioned officers, the lowest are unavoidably native, on account of the native private.

From The Uncollected Writings of Thomas de Quincey—Vol. 1 With a Preface and Annotations by James Hogg by Hogg, James