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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"Make friends with him, sir!" replied the subadar; "the thing is impossible."
From A Journey through the Kingdom of Oude, Volumes I & II by Sleeman, William
"Quite true," answered Dilāwur readily; "I was at one time a subadar of the Guides, but I have been many things in my time, and now I am a mullah."
From The Story of the Guides by Younghusband, G. J.
To gain all this useful information the most obviously complete method was to get inside the fort itself, and this the resourceful subadar determined to do.
From The Story of the Guides by Younghusband, G. J.
Bulbhudder Sing, a subadar of the 45th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry, resided at Rampoor Sobeha, in the Dureeabad district.
From A Journey through the Kingdom of Oude, Volumes I & II by Sleeman, William
The Commandant laughed heartily at this blunt pleasantry, and partly out of good nature, and partly to avoid all blame should the prisoners escape, agreed to the proposal of the diplomatic subadar.
From The Story of the Guides by Younghusband, G. J.
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