mirasidar

M3I1R1A1S1I1D2A1R1

noun

A village landholder who paid rent directly to the sovereign; an aristocratic landowner in India.

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Meanings

nounmirasidar (plural mirasidars)

plural mirasidars · alternative meerasidar · alternative meerassdar · alternative meerassidar · alternative mirasdar · alternative mirasudar

  1. IndiahistoricalA village landholder who paid rent directly to the sovereign; an aristocratic landowner in India.

Origin

  1. Hindiमिरासडर
  2. Englishmirasidar

From Hindi मिरासडर (mirāsḍar).

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