sirdar

sir·dar

S0433900 (sûr′där′, sər-där′)n.1. A person of high rank, especially in India.2. The rank held in the Egyptian army by the British commander-in-chief in Egypt between 1883 and 1899 during the period of British occupation of Egypt.

[Hindi and Urdu sardār, from Persian, commander : sar, head; see ker- in Indo-European roots + -dār, holder; see dher- in Indo-European roots.]

sirdar

(ˈsɜːdɑː) n1. (Military) a general or military leader in Pakistan and India2. (Historical Terms) (formerly) the title of the British commander in chief of the Egyptian Army3. (Other Non-Christian Religions) a variant spelling of sardar[from Hindi sardār, from Persian, from sar head + dār possession]

sir•dar

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(sərˈdɑr)

n. 1. (esp. in India and Pakistan) a military chief or leader. 2. (formerly) the British commander of the Egyptian army. [1605–15; < Hindi sardār < Persian]

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Noun

sirdar - an important person in India important person, influential person, personage - a person whose actions and opinions strongly influence the course of events

Translations

Sirdar

(Persian; also sardar). (1) In the Ottoman Empire, the title of the commander of a field army.

(2) In Egypt during the period of British rule, a British officer commanding the army of the khedive.

(3) In Iran and Afghanistan, an influential high official, the head of a tribe; in such cases, “sirdar” is sometimes incorporated into the person’s name.

(4) In India, a title common among Sikhs of the Jat caste; before the British conquest of the Punjab in 1849, Sikh military leaders and representatives of the Sikh feudal stratum, such as members of the ruling dynasty and the governors of districts, were called sirdars.

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