dāˌwär noun
( plural dehwar or dehwars )
Usage: usually capitalized
Etymology: Persian dihwār, from dih village (from Middle Persian dēh land, from Old Persian dahyu- land, province) + -wār having, possessing (from Avestan -baro carrying, bringing); akin to Sanskrit bharati he carries — more at das , bear
1. : a Persian racial type recognizable in the population of Baluchistan
2. : a member of the Dehwar racial type usually having the status of a laborer or slave