mehtar

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noun

A ruler in certain princely states of the Northwest Frontier region.

OriginPersian مهتر →
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Meanings

nounmehtar (plural mehtars)

plural mehtars

  1. IndiahistoricalA ruler in certain princely states of the Northwest Frontier region.
  2. IndiahistoricalA sweeper or scavenger of low caste.

Origin

  1. Persianمهتر“prince, chief, elder, great personage”
  2. Englishmehtar

From Persian مهتر (“prince, chief, elder, great personage”). Regarding the sense of a scavenger, Yule & Burnell (see References) state that the term was "applied to the class in question in irony, or rather in consolation".

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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