zemindar

American  

[zuh-meen-dahr] / zə minˈdɑr /

noun

1. a variant of zamindar.

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zemindar British  

/ zəmiːnˈdɑː /

noun

1. a variant spelling of zamindar

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Other Word Forms

• zemindari noun

Example Sentences

Nay, friend, this zemindar, my first master, was not fated to be relieved of his treasure, as my story will tell, even though a skilful plot had been laid for his spoliation.

From Tales of Destiny by Mitchell, Edmund

O blessed spirit, I wish to go to yonder banyan-tree, and cut off one of its branches for the zemindar, who has promised to give me one hundred bighas of rent-free land for it.

From Folk-Tales of Bengal by Day, Lal Behari

Malcolm rode up to the zemindar, who was separated some forty paces from the ekka.

From The Red Year A Story of the Indian Mutiny by Tracy, Louis

Then Frank, thinking he remembered his face, questioned him and found he was the zemindar who helped Winifred, her uncle and himself during the flight from Cawnpore.

From The Red Year A Story of the Indian Mutiny by Tracy, Louis

Never before this did a zemindar of Jhikrakota appear in the witness-box, but Bipin did not mind.

From Mashi and Other Stories by Tagore, Rabindranath