subadar
or su·bah·dar
a provincial governor of the Mogul empire.
the chief Indian officer of a company of troops in the British Indian Army.
Origin of subadar
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How to use subadar in a sentence
Therefore, strictly and properly speaking, there is no succession in the office of Subahdar.
The army being thus within their power, the subahdar by degrees vanished into an empty name.
The corresponding officials at that time in a large tract of country were the subahdar and the faujdar.
And then, sir, it ought not to be impossible to secure the subahdar himself when the moment arrives.
In Clive's Command | Herbert StrangHe threw himself on the stooping subahdar and bore him to the floor, at the same time stuffing a gag between his teeth.
In Clive's Command | Herbert Strang
British Dictionary definitions for subadar
subahdar
/ (ˈsuːbəˌdɑː) /
(formerly) the chief native officer of a company of Indian soldiers in the British service: Also called: subah
Origin of subadar
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