SUBAHDAR


Meaning of SUBAHDAR in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ noun ]

or su·ba·dar ˌsü-bə-ˈdär

Etymology: Hindi & Urdu sūbadār, sūbedār, from Persian ṣūbadār, from ṣūba province (from Arabic) + -dār 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

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.