zamindar
[zə mēn′där′]
noun
Historical in India,
- a collector of the revenue from land
- a landholder; specif., under British rule, an aristocratic landowner with extensive holdings
Origin of zamindar
Hindi zamīndār, an occupant of land, landholder ; from Persian ; from zamīn, land, earth + -dār, holdingzamindar
also zem·in·dar
noun
- An official in precolonial India assigned to collect the land taxes of his district.
- A landholder in British colonial India responsible for collecting and paying to the government the taxes on the land under his jurisdiction.
Origin of zamindar
Hindi zamīndār, from Persian : zamīn, earth; see dhghem- in Indo-European roots + -dār, -holder; see dher- in Indo-European roots.zamindar
Noun
(plural zamindars)
- (historical) a landowner, especially on the Indian subcontinent, one paying tax directly to the British government
- (historical) an official tax-collector
