tehsildar
tehsildar noun: an administrative officer in Pakistan and India who gathers taxes from a tehsil.
Noun
tehsildar (plural tehsildars)
- An administrative officer in Pakistan and India who gathers taxes from a tehsil.
- The next day Victor took an architect with him and got the tehsildar to join them.2004, Khushwant Singh, Burial at Sea, Penguin, published 2014, page 59
Forms of tehsildar
| plural | tehsildars |
|---|---|
| alternative form | tahsildar |
| alternative form | tahseeldar |
| alternative form | tehseeldar |
| alternative form | tusseeldar |
Origin of tehsildar
From Urdu تحصیل دار (taḥṣīl dār), from Persian تحصیلدار, from Arabic تَحْصِيل (taḥṣīl), and Persian دار (dâr).
Questions about tehsildar
- What does tehsildar mean?
- Tehsildar means an administrative officer in Pakistan and India who gathers taxes from a tehsil.
- What part of speech is tehsildar?
- Tehsildar is a noun.
- What is the plural of tehsildar?
- The plural of tehsildar is tehsildars.
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