jagir

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UK/dʒɑːˈɡɪə/

noun

An assignment of the produce and income of a particular district or village to a person or persons, as an annuity

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OriginHindi जागीर ← Urdu جَاگِیر ← Classical Persian جَاگِیر →
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Meanings

nounjagir (plural jagirs)

plural jagirs · alternative jageer · alternative jagheer · alternative jaghir · alternative jaghire

  1. EastIndiaAn assignment of the produce and income of a particular district or village to a person or persons, as an annuity
  2. EastIndiaA district.

    Synonyms: community, dorp, hamlet, pueblo, settlement, small town, village

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA district.

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communitydorphamletpueblosettlementsmall townvillage

Origin

  1. Classical Persianجَاگِیر“jagir”
  2. Urduجَاگِیر
  3. Hindiजागीर
  4. Englishjagir

Borrowed from Hindustani (Hindi जागीर (jāgīr) / Urdu جَاگِیر (jāgīr)), from Classical Persian جَاگِیر (jāgīr, “jagir”), from جَا (jā, “place”) + گِیر (gīr), the present stem of گرفتن (giriftan, “to take”).

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

jagir. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/jagir

MLA

“jagir.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/jagir. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “jagir,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/jagir.

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