mauzadar
mauzadar noun: an administrative official responsible for a mauza in British Assam.
Noun
mauzadar (plural mauzadars)
- An administrative official responsible for a mauza in British Assam.
- In Upper Assam, the mauzadars who might hail from outside the village were also very powerful at a time.1978, SM Dubey, North East India: A Sociological Study, page 142
- Only an influential and affluent resident of the concerned mauza was appointed as Mauzadar and was given the responsibility of collecting and depositing the land revenue demanded from his mauza by a stipulated date.2004, Mahendra Narain Karna, Agrarian Structure and Land Reforms in Assam, page 22
Forms of mauzadar
| plural | mauzadars |
|---|---|
| alternative form | mouzadar |
| alternative form | mazumdar |
Questions about mauzadar
- What does mauzadar mean?
- Mauzadar means an administrative official responsible for a mauza in British Assam.
- What part of speech is mauzadar?
- Mauzadar is a noun.
- What is the plural of mauzadar?
- The plural of mauzadar is mauzadars.
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