patwari

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noun

An official who visits agricultural lands and maintains records of their ownership and tilling.

OriginUrdu پَٹْوَاری ← Hindi पाटवारी ← Bengali পাটোয়ারি →
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Meanings

nounpatwari (plural patwaris or patwaries)

plural patwaris · plural patwaries

  1. South AsiaAn official who visits agricultural lands and maintains records of their ownership and tilling.

Origin

  1. Bengaliপাটোয়ারি“rent collector”
  2. Hindiपाटवारी
  3. Urduپَٹْوَاری
  4. Englishpatwari

Borrowed from Urdu پَٹْوَاری (paṭvārī) / Hindi पाटवारी (pāṭvārī) or Bengali পাটোয়ারি (paṭōẇari, “rent collector”).

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APA

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

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

Chicago

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

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