tahsildar
or tah·seel·dar
(in India) a collector for, or official of, the revenue department.
Origin of tahsildar
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How to use tahsildar in a sentence
The tahsildar is divested of his magisterial powers, and to the law-abiding and punctual is not more harmful than the dormouse.
Castes and Tribes of Southern India | Edgar ThurstonThe tahsildar of Berhampūr got them made by the potter and carpenter, who usually make such figures for the Gopalpūr fishermen.
Castes and Tribes of Southern India | Edgar ThurstonThe tahsildar of Berhampūr got them made by the potters and carpenters, who usually make such figures for the Gopalpūr fishermen.
Castes and Tribes of Southern India | Edgar ThurstonHowever, the relationship exists to the following extent, according to what a tahsildar (native magistrate) tells me.
Castes and Tribes of Southern India | Edgar ThurstonI called the tahsildar: "Bring me the record of these tigers."
British Dictionary definitions for tahsildar
/ (təˈsiːldɑː) /
the officer in charge of the collection of revenues, etc, in a tahsil
Origin of tahsildar
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