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Sirdar

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sir⋅dar

  [ser-dahr]
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–noun
1. (in India, Pakistan, and Afghanistan) a military chief or leader.
2. (formerly) the British commander of the Egyptian army.
Also, sardar.

Origin:
1605–15; < Hindi sardār < Pers
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sir·dar   (sûr'där', sər-där')   
n.  A person of high rank, especially in India.

[Hindi sardār, from Persian : sar, head; see ker-1 in Indo-European roots + -dār, holder; see dher- in Indo-European roots.]
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