zemindar

American  

[zuh-meen-dahr] / zə minˈdɑr /

noun

1. a variant of zamindar.

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zemindar British  

/ zəmiːnˈdɑː /

noun

1. a variant spelling of zamindar

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Other Word Forms

• zemindari noun

Example Sentences

He showed Harry into a large room where, a few minutes later, the zemindar joined him.

From At the Point of the Bayonet A Tale of the Mahratta War by Henty, G. A. (George Alfred)

I fancy, from our position, we must be close to the residence of the zemindar who, at once, brought in a force of fifty men to aid in the defence of the town.

From At the Point of the Bayonet A Tale of the Mahratta War by Henty, G. A. (George Alfred)

"It is an honour that you have bestowed upon me," the zemindar said, courteously.

From At the Point of the Bayonet A Tale of the Mahratta War by Henty, G. A. (George Alfred)

This work was done in the time of my father, when he was treasurer in the service of the zemindar, then a young man.

From Tales of Destiny by Mitchell, Edmund

Bulwant Sing, if he had been, and Cheyt Sing, as long as he was, a zemindar, stood exactly in this mean and depraved state by the constitution of his country.

From The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Vol. 11 (of 12) by Burke, Edmund