/grah mah"dahn, grah'mah dahn", grahm dahn"/ , n.
the practice advocated by followers of Mahatma Gandhi in which village landowners in India transfer the title to and the management of their property to a village assembly that represents the interests of all the villagers.
Also, gramdan /grahm dahn"/ .
[ 1955-60; gramadan, equiv. to grama village + dan gift, donation ]