tahsildar

American

[tuh-seel-dahr] / tə silˈdɑr /

Or tahseeldar

noun

(in India) a collector for, or official of, the revenue department.

tahsildar British

/ təˈsiːldɑː /

noun

the officer in charge of the collection of revenues, etc, in a tahsil

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Etymology

Origin of tahsildar

1790–1800; < Urdu < Persian, equivalent to tahṣīl collection (< Arabic ) + -dār agent suffix

Example Sentences

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At Patseo the tahsildar, with a retinue and animals laden with fodder, came to pay his respects to me, and invited me to his house, three days' journey.

From Among the Tibetans by Bird, Isabella L. (Isabella Lucy)

I called the tahsildar: "Bring me the record of these tigers."

From McClure's Magazine, Vol. 31, No. 1, May 1908 by Various

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