zemindar
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Krishna Gopal Sircar, zemindar of Jhikrakota, made over his estates to his eldest son, and retired to Kasi, as befits a good Hindu, to spend the evening of his life in religious devotion.
From Mashi and Other Stories by Rabindranath Tagore
When the zemindar was close to the ekka, Chumru whipped out one of the Brahmin’s cavalry pistols.
From The Red Year A Story of the Indian Mutiny by Louis Tracy
As a youth I was a keeper of accounts in the service of a rich zemindar, whose estate lay in the Country of the Five Rivers.
From Tales of Destiny by Edmund Mitchell
While Mr. Mayne and the zemindar discoursed on the disturbed state of the country he snatched the opportunity to exchange a few tender words with Winifred.
From The Red Year A Story of the Indian Mutiny by Louis Tracy
When at last the face was raised I recognized the dhobi of the village that nestled under the hill on which was perched the castle of the zemindar.
From Tales of Destiny by Edmund Mitchell
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