poligar
poligar noun: a territorial administrative and military governor appointed by the Nayaka rulers of South India during the 16th–18th centuries.
Noun
poligar (plural poligars)
- A territorial administrative and military governor appointed by the Nayaka rulers of South India during the 16th–18th centuries.
- But there were villages where several poligars resided, and from which the poligars extended their jurisdiction.1996, Kaoru Sugihara, Local Agrarian Societies in Colonial India: Japanese Perspectives
Forms of poligar
| plural | poligars |
|---|---|
| alternative form | palaiyakkarar |
| alternative form | palayakkarar |
| alternative form | polygar |
Words formed from poligar
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Questions about poligar
- What does poligar mean?
- Poligar means a territorial administrative and military governor appointed by the Nayaka rulers of South India during the 16th–18th centuries.
- What part of speech is poligar?
- Poligar is a noun.
- What is the plural of poligar?
- The plural of poligar is poligars.
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