zemindar

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zem·in·dar

Z0002600 (zăm′ən-där′, zĕm′-, zə-mēn-där′)n. Variant of zamindar.

zemindar

(zəmiːnˈdɑː) n (Agriculture) a variant spelling of zamindar zeminˈdari, zeminˈdary n

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]