subadar

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈsuːbəˌdɑː/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(so̅o̅′bə där′)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
su•ba•dar  (so̅o̅′bə där′),USA pronunciation n. (formerly, in India)
  1. British Empirea provincial governor of the Mogul empire.
  2. British Empirethe chief native officer of a company of native troops in the British Indian Service.
Also, su′bah•dar′. 
  • Persian, equivalent. to ṣūba province + dār holding, holder
  • Urdu
  • 1665–75

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
subadar, subahdar /ˈsuːbəˌdɑː/ n
  1. (formerly) the chief native officer of a company of Indian soldiers in the British service
Etymology: 17th Century: via Urdu from Persian, from sūba province + -dār holding

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