Definition of jemidar Jemidar
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What does jemidar mean?
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- jemidar (n.)
The chief or leader of a hand or body of persons; esp., in the native army of India, an officer of a rank corresponding to that of lieutenant in the English army.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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jemidar
jem′i-där, n. a native officer in the Indian army of the rank of lieutenant: an officer of police, customs, &c.—Also Jam′adar. [Hind.]
