Durbar Definition

dûrbär
noun
In India or Africa, an official reception or audience held by a native prince, or by a British ruler or governor.
Webster's New World
The court of an Indian prince.
American Heritage

(India) Alternative spelling of darbar.

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Noun

Singular:
durbar
Plural:
durbars

Origin of Durbar

  • Urdu darbār audience hall, court from Persian dar door, gate (from Middle Persian) (from Old Persian duvara-) dhwer- in Indo-European roots bār audience hall (from East Iranian dwāra- courtyard dhwer- in Indo-European roots)

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Durbar Sentence Examples

  • A durbar is the executive council of a native state.

  • There are three classes of chiefs who form the council or durbar of the king.

  • The Umballa durbar, at which Shere Ali was recognized as amir of Afghanistan, though in one sense the completion of what Lord Lawrence had begun, owed much of its success to the personal influence of Lord Mayo himself.

  • A durbar may be either a council for administering affairs of state, or a purely ceremonial gathering.

  • In the former sense the native rulers of India in the past, like the amir of Afghanistan to-day, received visitors and conducted business in durbar.

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Words Starting With

DDUDUR

Words Ending With

RARBAR

Unscrambles

durbar

Words Starting With D and Ending With R

Starts With D & Ends With RStarts With DU & Ends With RStarts With D & Ends With AR

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6 Letter Words6 Letter Words Starting With D6 Letter Words Ending With R