zamindar

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zam·in·dar

also zem·in·dar Z0002600 (zăm′ən-där′, zĕm′-, zə-mēn-där′)n.1. An official in precolonial India assigned to collect the land taxes of his district.2. A landholder in British colonial India responsible for collecting and paying to the government the taxes on the land under his jurisdiction.
[Hindi zamīndār, from Persian : zamīn, earth; see dhghem- in Indo-European roots + -dār, -holder; see dher- in Indo-European roots.]

zamindar

(zəmiːnˈdɑː) or

zemindar

n (Agriculture) (in India) the owner of an agricultural estate[via Hindi from Persian: landholder, from zamīn land + -dār holder]

za•min•dar

or ze•min•dar

(zə minˈdɑr)

n. 1. (in British India) a landlord required to pay a land tax to the government. 2. (in Mogul India) a collector of farm revenue, who paid a fixed sum on the district assigned to him. [1675–85; < Hindi < Persian zamīndār landholder =zamīn earth, land + -dār holding, holder]