ressaldar

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noun

The native captain of an Indian cavalry regiment.

OriginPersian رسالهدار ← Arabic رِسَالَة →
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Meanings

nounressaldar (plural ressaldars)

plural ressaldars

  1. The native captain of an Indian cavalry regiment.

    Then up and spoke Mohammed Khan, the son of the Ressaldar: "If ye know the track of the morning-mist, ye know where his pickets are. […]

    1889, Rudyard Kipling, The Ballad of East and West

Origin

  1. Arabicرِسَالَة
  2. Persianرسالهدار
  3. Englishressaldar

From Hindustani contraction रिसालदार (risāldār) / رسالدار (risāldār), from रिसालादार (risālādār) / رسالہ دار (risāla-dār), from Persian رسالهدار (resâle-dâr), from Arabic رِسَالَة (risāla) + Persian agent suffix دار (dâr).

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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