poligar
/ˈpɒləɡɑː/(also polygar, polugar) Now historical
noun
1In South India: the holder of a pollam or estate; a subordinate chief.
2A member of a class of marauding outlaws; (hence) a member of a people regarded as having descended from these outlaws.
Origin
Late 17th century; earliest use found in English Factories in India. From Marathi pāḷegār marauding outlaw, poligar from Marathi pāḷẽ confined valley + Persian -gār agent suffix (goes to Kannada pāḷegāra, pāḷeyagāra, Telugu pāḷegāḍu).
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