munsubdar

M3U1N1S1U1B3D2A1R1

noun

A quasifeudal dependent of the Moghul government who was assigned territory on condition of supplying a certain number of horses.

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Meanings

nounmunsubdar (plural munsubdars)

plural munsubdars · alternative mansabdar · alternative mansebdar · alternative munsabdar

  1. IndiahistoricalA quasifeudal dependent of the Moghul government who was assigned territory on condition of supplying a certain number of horses.

Origin

  1. Hindi[Term?]
  2. Englishmunsubdar

From Hindi [Term?]. See Arabic منصب (manṣib, “position, office”) and Persian ـدار (-dâr, “having, possessing”).

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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