subadar
Americannoun
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a provincial governor of the Mogul empire.
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the chief Indian officer of a company of troops in the British Indian Army.
noun
Etymology
Origin of subadar
First recorded in 1665–75; from Urdu, from Persian, equivalent to ṣūba “province” + dār “holding, holder”
Example Sentences
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I will quote, in concluding this discussion, the opinion of an old Gurkha subadar who had seen much fighting.
From The Story of the Malakand Field Force An Episode of Frontier War by Churchill, Winston
When they arrived at the huts, the subadar led the way in.
From Through Three Campaigns A Story of Chitral, Tirah and Ashanti by Paget, Walter
Some placed ladders and entered the upper story through a window; Maheput, with others, broke open the door, near which the subadar slept below.
From A Journey through the Kingdom of Oude, Volumes I & II by Sleeman, William
His loss had been one subadar, one havildar, and three sipahees killed; one subadar, two havildars, one naik, and fourteen sipahees wounded and missing.
From A Journey through the Kingdom of Oude, Volumes I & II by Sleeman, William
He borrowed the money and sent it with the horse through Bhowanee Deen Tewaree, landholder of Ladeeka Poorwa, and the subadar was released.
From A Journey through the Kingdom of Oude, Volumes I & II by Sleeman, William
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