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talukdar.

An Indian landholder in the Mughal Empire and British Raj, responsible for collecting taxes from a taluk.

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Meaning & usage

noun
  1. An Indian landholder in the Mughal Empire and British Raj, responsible for collecting taxes from a taluk.

    historical
Where this word comes from

From Hindustani: Hindi तालुक़दार (tāluqdār), Urdu تالقدار (tāluqdār). Compare Sylheti ꠔꠣꠟꠥꠇꠖꠣꠞ (talukodar).

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