faujdar
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Hindi फ़ौजदार (faujdār), from Persian فوجدار (fowj-dâr), compound of فوج (fowj, “troop”) (from Arabic فَوْج (fawj, “group”)) and ـدار (-dâr).
Noun[edit]
faujdar (plural faujdars)
- (India) An officer tasked with the administration of a sarkar.