TAHSEELDAR
silˈdɑr noun
(in India) a collector for, or official of, the revenue department.
Also, tah·seel·dar.
Origin:
1790–1800; < Urdu < Persian, equivalent to tahṣīl collection (< Arabic) + -dār agent suffix
1790–1800; < Urdu < Persian, equivalent to tahṣīl collection (< Arabic) + -dār agent suffix
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| —n | |
| the officer in charge of the collection of revenues, etc, in a tahsil | |
| [C18: via Hindi from Persian, from | |
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