zamindar

[ zuh-meen-dahr ]

/ zə minˈdɑr /

(in British India) a landlord required to pay a land tax to the government.

(in Mogul India) a collector of farm revenue, who paid a fixed sum on the district assigned to him.

Origin of zamindar

1675–85; < Hindi < Persian zamīndār landholder, equivalent to zamīn earth, land + -dār holding, holder

zamboni, zambuck, zamenhof, zamfara, zamia, zamindar, zamindari, zamora, zams, zamyatin, zamzawed

Then you are my teacher,” said the zamindar, brightening into a smile, “and I will get a boat and take you across.

Among the Wild Tribes of the Afghan Frontier |T. L. Pennell
Clearly he had not told him what Ahmed had said of the capture of the English girl by a zamindar.

Barclay of the Guides |Herbert Strang
If the offer of the zamindar was not deemed satisfactory, another contractor was substituted in his place.

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 14, Slice 4 |Various
According to the story, the Zamindar asked an Idaiyan whether he would marry a widow.

Castes and Tribes of Southern India |Edgar Thurston

The husbands accept as their own any children their wives may bear to the Zamindar.

Castes and Tribes of Southern India |Edgar Thurston

zamindar

/ (zəmiːnˈdɑː) /

(in India) the owner of an agricultural estate

via Hindi from Persian: landholder, from zamīn land + -dār holder