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jagir.

An assignment of the produce and income of a particular district or village to a person or persons, as an annuity

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Meaning & usage

noun/dʒɑːˈɡɪə/UK
  1. An assignment of the produce and income of a particular district or village to a person or persons, as an annuity

    East · India
  2. A district.

    East · India
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Hindustani (Hindi जागीर (jāgīr) / Urdu جَاگِیر (jāgīr)), from Classical Persian جَاگِیر (jāgīr, “jagir”), from جَا (jā, “place”) + گِیر (gīr), the present stem of گرفتن (giriftan, “to take”).

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