subadar
Americannoun
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a provincial governor of the Mogul empire.
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the chief Indian officer of a company of troops in the British Indian Army.
noun
Etymology
Origin of subadar
First recorded in 1665–75; from Urdu, from Persian, equivalent to ṣūba “province” + dār “holding, holder”
Example Sentences
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The reply received was evidently not in favour of extreme measures for the strong arm of the British was notoriously far-reaching, and serious trouble might ensue if the subadar were killed.
From The Story of the Guides by Younghusband, G. J.
Bulbhudder Sing, a subadar of the 45th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry, resided at Rampoor Sobeha, in the Dureeabad district.
From A Journey through the Kingdom of Oude, Volumes I & II by Sleeman, William
As day dawned the subadar got up, opened the door and walked out, as usual, to breathe the fresh air, thinking all safe.
From A Journey through the Kingdom of Oude, Volumes I & II by Sleeman, William
On receiving the intimation, the subadar marched forthwith, and reached the place at the dawn of day, on the morning of the 1st of July 1850.
From A Journey through the Kingdom of Oude, Volumes I & II by Sleeman, William
Malcolm had been detained nearly half an hour by some difficulty which a subadar had experienced in arranging the details of the night’s guard.
From The Red Year A Story of the Indian Mutiny by Tracy, Louis
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