durbar

American  

[dur-bahr] / ˈdɜr bɑr /

noun

1. the court of an Indian ruler.

2. a public audience or levee held by an Indian prince or by a British colonial governor or viceroy; an official reception.

3. the hall or place where an Indian prince or British colonial governor holds a public audience.

4. an audience held by an Indian prince or British colonial governor.

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durbar British  

/ ˌdɜːˈbɑː, ˈdɜːbɑː /

noun

1. 1. (formerly) the court of a native ruler or a governor in India and British Colonial West Africa

   2. a levee at such a court

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Etymology

Origin of durbar

First recorded in 1600–10; alteration of Urdu darbār “court,” from Persian, equivalent to dar “door” + bār “entry”