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‖ thakur, thakoor East Ind.|ˈthaːkur|
[a. Hindī ṭhākur, Skr. ˈṭhākkura a deity.]
A word meaning Lord, used as a title and term of respect (cf. dominus, don, seigneur, etc.); also applied to a chief or noble, esp. of the Rajputs.
1800Misc. Tracts in Asiat. Ann. Reg. 312/1 Burwarrah, which belongs to a Thakur named Bickermajeet. 1844H. H. Wilson Brit. India ii. x. II. 429 Under an active and prudent Raja the Thakurs might be subjected to control. 1862Beveridge Hist. India vii. vii, The leading thakoors or chiefs. 1895B. M. Croker Village T. 125 She was married to the heir of a rich thakur. 1904Q. Rev. July 234 He commended the Thakors for their consistent support.
Hence ˈthakurate, the district or territory pertaining to a thakur.
1901Mission Record United Free Ch. Scot. Aug. 363/2 Adjoining thakurates will share the boon. |