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za·min·dar (zə mēn′där′)

noun

Historical in India,
  1. a collector of the revenue from land
  2. a landholder; specif., under British rule, an aristocratic landowner with extensive holdings

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

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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