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

Word History and Origins

Origin of tahsildar¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of tahsildar¹

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