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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The subadar lay on his cot below, near the door, his brother, Angud Tewaree, slept on the upper story.
From A Journey through the Kingdom of Oude, Volumes I & II by Sleeman, William
A mule was luckily found, and the subadar was sent to the rear.
From Through Three Campaigns A Story of Chitral, Tirah and Ashanti by Paget, Walter
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
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
The escort consisted of an irregular regiment of Afghan infantry commanded by one Saleh Mahomed Khan, who when a subadar serving in one of the Shah's Afghan regiments had deserted to Dost Mahomed.
From The Afghan Wars 1839-42 and 1878-80 by Forbes, Archibald
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