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”
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In August 1847, Maheput Sing and his gang attacked the house of Meherban Tewaree, subadar of the Gwalior Contingent, in the village of Hareehurpoor, in the district of Rodowlee.
From A Journey through the Kingdom of Oude, Volumes I & II by William Sleeman
The subadar major stuck to Lieutenant Cassells, and it is to him the lieutenant owes his life.
From The Story of the Malakand Field Force An Episode of Frontier War by Winston Churchill
The subadar tried in vain to attract the Nana’s attention.
From The Red Year A Story of the Indian Mutiny by Louis Tracy
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 Winston Churchill
The subadar consented, and his brother was released to get the money and horse.
From A Journey through the Kingdom of Oude, Volumes I & II by William Sleeman
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