Variant: or su · ba · dar
Pronunciation: ˌ sü-b ə - ' där
Function: noun
Etymology: Hindi & Urdu s ū bad ā r, s ū bed ā r, from Persian ș ū bad ā r, from ș ū ba province (fr. Ar) + -d ā r one holding
Date: 1698
1 : a governor of a province
2 : the chief Indian officer of a company of Indian troops in the British army of India