Subahdar

Subahdar
Subahdar Su"bah*dar, n. [Per. & Hind. s[=u]bah-d[=a]r, Per. s[=u]bah a province + d[=a]r holding, keeping.] A viceroy; a governor of a subah; also, a native captain in the British native army. [India] [1913 Webster]

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  • SUBAHDAR —    a title given to governors of provinces in the times of the Mogul dynasty, now bestowed upon native officers in the Indian army holding rank equivalent to an English captaincy …   The Nuttall Encyclopaedia

  • subahdar — su·bah·dar …   English syllables

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