1. subadar - Noun
2. Subadar - Proper noun
Subadar
A surname from India of Indian origin.
(South Asia, historical) The governor or commander in charge of a subah; a viceroy. [from 17th c.]
(historical) An Indian officer in the British Indian Army, of a rank equivalent to captain. [from 18th c.]
(India, Pakistan, Nepal) A noncommissioned officer rank in the armies of India and Pakistan.
Source: en.wiktionary.orgNiranjan Subadar, son of Daria Singh Chetri aged 39 years of village Tikuamoh joined the native force of Manipur and later appointed as Subadar by the Tikendrajit Jubraj after leaving the regular British Army of the 34th Native Infantry. Source: Internet
On June 28, 1596, he married Khas Mahal Begum, daughter of Zain Khan Koka, sometime Subadar of Kabul and Lahore. Source: Internet
Promotion for both British and Indian soldiers was strictly by seniority, so Indian soldiers rarely reached the commissioned ranks of Jamadar or Subadar before they were middle aged at best. Source: Internet