subahdar

noun

su·​bah·​dar ˌsü-bə-ˈdär How to pronounce subahdar (audio)
variants or subadar
1
: a governor of a province
2
: the chief Indian officer of a company of Indian troops in the British army of India

Word History

Etymology

Hindi & Urdu sūbadār, sūbedār, from Persian ṣūbadār, from ṣūba province (from Arabic) + -dār one holding

First Known Use

1681, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of subahdar was in 1681

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“Subahdar.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/subahdar. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.

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