zam·in·dar also zem·in·dar (z m  n-där , z m-, z-m n-där)n. 1. An official in precolonial India assigned to collect the land taxes of his district. 2. A landholder in British colonial India responsible for collecting and paying to the government the taxes on the land under his jurisdiction. [Hindi zam  nd r, from Persian : zamn, earth; see dhghem- in Indo-European roots + -dr, -holder; see dher- in Indo-European roots.] |
zamindar, zemindar [zəmiːnˈdɑː]
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Agriculture) (in India) the owner of an agricultural estate
[via Hindi from Persian: landholder, from zamīn land + -dār holder]
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