durbar

[ dur-bahr ]

/ ˈdɜr bɑr /

the court of a native ruler.

a public audience or levee held by a native prince or by a British governor or viceroy; an official reception.

the hall or place of audience.

the audience itself.

Origin of durbar

1600–10; alteration of Urdu darbār court < Persian, equivalent to dar door + bār entry

In 1979 the Durbar Square of each city was designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Nepal Old and New: Kathmandu Valley’s Royal Cities Get a Facelift |Condé Nast Traveler |August 19, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
This fort commands the valley of Katmandu, and the Durbar therefore thought it advisable to treat as speedily as possible.

A Journey to Katmandu |Laurence Oliphant
Out in the garden two or three hundred soldiers were drawn up: it was a military Durbar.

At the Court of the Amr |John Alfred Gray
A durbar is, as you no doubt remember, a levee or reception.

The Great Round World and What Is Going On In It, Vol. 1, No. 58, December 16, 1897 |Various

In the centre of a wide street of tents were those set apart for the purposes of the Durbar.

History of the War in Afghanistan, Vol. I (of 3) |Sir John William Kaye
The opinion of the Amr, delivered in open Durbar, is the keynote from which all tunes are played.

At the Court of the Amr |John Alfred Gray

durbar

/ (ˈdɜːbɑː, ˌdɜːˈbɑː) /

(formerly) the court of a native ruler or a governor in India and British Colonial West Africa
a levee at such a court

C17: from Hindi darbār court, from Persian, from dar door + bār entry, audience