tahsildar

or tah·seel·dar

[ tuh-seel-dahr ]

noun
  1. (in India) a collector for, or official of, the revenue department.

Origin of tahsildar

1
1790–1800; <Urdu <Persian, equivalent to tahṣīl collection (<Arabic ) + -dār agent suffix

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tahsildar

/ (təˈsiːldɑː) /


noun
  1. the officer in charge of the collection of revenues, etc, in a tahsil

Origin of tahsildar

1
C18: via Hindi from Persian, from tahsil + Persian -dār having

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