Category:Zamindar

Zam`in*dar", n. Etym: [hind. zemindar, zamindar, a landholder, per. Zamindar; zamin land dar holding.]

Defn: a landowner; also, a collector of land revenue; now, usually, a Kind of feudatory recognized as an actual proprietor so long as he Pays to the government a certain fixed revenue. [written also Zemindar.] [india]