(formerly) the chief native officer of a company of Indian soldiers in the British service
Also called: subah
Word origin
C17: via Urdu from Persian, from sūba province + -dār holding
subadar in American English
(ˌsuːbəˈdɑːr)
noun(formerly, in India)
1.
a provincial governor of the Mogul empire
2.
the chief native officer of a company of native troops in the British Indian Service
Also: subahdar
Word origin
[1665–75; ‹ Urdu ‹ Pers, equiv. to ṣūba province + dār holding, holder]This word is first recorded in the period 1665–75. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: newsletter, recessive, setback, suite, wig