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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: Hindi zamīndār, an occupant of land, landholder < Pers < zamīn, land, earth + -dār, holding

See zamindar in American Heritage Dictionary 4

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:

Origin: Hindi zamīndār

Origin: , from Persian

Origin: : zamīn, earth; see dhghem- in Indo-European roots

Origin: + -dār, -holder; see dher- in Indo-European roots

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