zamindar

Noun

Meaning

A landowner; also, a collector of land revenue; now, usually, a kind of feudatory recognized as an actual proprietor so long as he pays to the government a certain fixed revenue.

Examples

His father was a subordinate revenue official in the service of a local zamindar (landlord). Source: Internet

The Dhaka Nawab Family was one of the wealthiest sections of Dhaka's colonial aristocracy, which included hundreds of Bengali zamindar families. Source: Internet

There are conflicting reports on concerning his date of birth ; his personal admission noted the birth year as 1940, while the UN reports estimated as 1938. citation His father, Chaudhry Muhammad Sharif, was a local Zamindar (lit. Source: Internet

She is a daughter of a King or Zamindar of a small, princely state in India. Source: Internet

Thus, a Jagirdar, Deshmukh, Patil and Zamindar are closely equivalent to a Duke. Source: Internet

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