zamindari
UK/zəˈmiːnˌdəɹi/US/zəˈminˌdəɹi/
zamindari noun: in British India, a system used to collect revenues from the ryots (cultivators of agricultural land) indirectly through the zamindars, as opposed to ryotwari, where revenues were collected directly.
Noun
zamindari (countable and uncountable, plural zamindaris)
- In British India, a system used to collect revenues from the ryots (cultivators of agricultural land) indirectly through the zamindars, as opposed to ryotwari, where revenues were collected directly.
- The office or jurisdiction of a zamindar.
- To it came all the north-western and south-western zamindaris, which fell naturally into the new tahsils of Bemetara and Sanjari-Balod respectively (Gunderdehi was subsequently transferred from Sanjari to the Drug tahsil in 1907).1926, C. F. Waterfall, Final Report on the Re-settlement of the Raipur and Drug Zamindaris in the Central Provinces
- The land possessed by a zamindar.
zamindari meaning in Tamil
zamindari in Tamil
- நில உடமை, சமீன்தாரி
Forms of zamindari
| plural | zamindaris |
|---|---|
| alternative form | zamindary |
| alternative form | zemindari |
| alternative form | zemindary |
Questions about zamindari
- What does zamindari mean?
- Zamindari means in British India, a system used to collect revenues from the ryots (cultivators of agricultural land) indirectly through the zamindars, as opposed to ryotwari, where revenues were collected directly.
- What is zamindari in Tamil?
- Zamindari in Tamil is நில உடமை, சமீன்தாரி. See Zamindari meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is zamindari?
- Zamindari is a noun.
- How do you pronounce zamindari?
- Zamindari is pronounced /zəˈmiːnˌdəɹi/ (UK).
- What is the plural of zamindari?
- The plural of zamindari is zamindaris.
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