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ressaldars

ressaldars is the plural of ressaldar.

Meaning of ressaldar

Noun

ressaldar (plural ressaldars)

  1. The native captain of an Indian cavalry regiment.
    • Then up and spoke Mohammed Khan, the son of the Ressaldar:
      "If ye know the track of the morning-mist, ye know where his pickets are. […]1889, Rudyard Kipling, The Ballad of East and West

Questions about ressaldars

What is ressaldars the plural of?
Ressaldars is the plural of ressaldar.

Words near ressaldars in the dictionary

  1. ressaidar
  2. ressaidars
  3. ressala
  4. ressalas
  5. ressaldar
  6. ressaldars
  7. ressaut
  8. ressauts
  9. ressed
  10. ressentiment
  11. ressentiments

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