zemindar

[ zuh-meen-dahr ]

/ zə minˈdɑr /

noun

zamindar.

Nearby words

zelenograd, zelig, zelkova, zellweger, zelos, zemindar, zemindary, zemiroth, zemlinsky, zemstvo, zemzem

Definition for zemindar (2 of 2)

zamindar

or ze·min·dar

[ zuh-meen-dahr ]

/ zə minˈdɑr /

noun

(in British India) a landlord required to pay a land tax to the government.

(in Mogul India) a collector of farm revenue, who paid a fixed sum on the district assigned to him.

Origin of zamindar

1675–85; < Hindi < Persian zamīndār landholder, equivalent to zamīn earth, land + -dār holding, holder

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Examples from the Web for zemindar

They are found almost entirely in the Karvetnagar estate, the zemindar being the head of the caste.
Castes and Tribes of Southern India|Edgar Thurston
A zemindar is an Indian subject, and as such exposed to the common lot of his fellows.
The Works Of The Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Vol. IX. (of 12)|Edmund Burke
The zemindar had now to rest content with just the stipulated rent, and nothing more.
Mashi and Other Stories|Rabindranath Tagore
The zemindar was not a man who would accept payment, so Mr. Mayne gave his servants some money.
The Red Year|Louis Tracy

The Zemindar's son, who came down with us as an escort, and one of his men got safely to shore also, and they went on with Wilson.
Rujub, the Juggler|G. A. Henty

British Dictionary definitions for zemindar (1 of 2)

zemindar

/ (zəmiːnˈdɑː) /

noun

a variant spelling of zamindar

Derived Forms

zemindari, noun

British Dictionary definitions for zemindar (2 of 2)

zamindar

zemindar

/ (zəmiːnˈdɑː) /

noun

(in India) the owner of an agricultural estate

Word Origin for zamindar

via Hindi from Persian: landholder, from zamīn land + -dār holder

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