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tahsildar

or tah·seel·dar

[ tuh-seel-dahr ]

noun

  1. (in India) a collector for, or official of, the revenue department.

tahsildar

/ təˈsiːldɑː /

noun

  1. the officer in charge of the collection of revenues, etc, in a tahsil
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of tahsildar1

1790–1800; < Urdu < Persian, equivalent to tahṣīl collection (< Arabic ) + -dār agent suffix
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Word History and Origins

Origin of tahsildar1

C18: via Hindi from Persian, from tahsil + Persian -dār having

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