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lumberdar

lumberdar noun: the registered representative of a coparcenary community, who is responsible for government revenue.

Noun

lumberdar (plural lumberdars)

  1. (India, historical) The registered representative of a coparcenary community, who is responsible for government revenue.

Forms of lumberdar

plurallumberdars
alternative formlambadar

Origin of lumberdar

From Hindi [Term?], partially from English number (since each such person had a registration number).

Questions about lumberdar

What does lumberdar mean?
Lumberdar means the registered representative of a coparcenary community, who is responsible for government revenue.
What part of speech is lumberdar?
Lumberdar is a noun.
What is the plural of lumberdar?
The plural of lumberdar is lumberdars.

Words near lumberdar in the dictionary

  1. Lumber State
  2. lumber with
  3. lumber yard
  4. lumber yards
  5. lumber-jacketed
  6. lumberdar
  7. lumberdars
  8. lumberdom
  9. lumbered
  10. lumbered with
  11. lumberer

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