zamindar
/zəˈmiːndɑː(r)/noun
उच्चारण ज़मीन्डार
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(in India, especially in the past) a person who owned or controlled a large area of land and collected rent from the farmers who worked on it, paying part of it as tax to the government
ज़मींदार
- The zamindar lived in a large haveli at the edge of the village.
- Peasants often fell into debt to the local zamindar.
Synonyms landlord landowner landholder
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The Permanent Settlement of 1793, introduced in Bengal by Lord Cornwallis, made zamindars the owners of the land in return for a fixed revenue.
1793 के Permanent Settlement ने, जिसे Lord Cornwallis ने Bengal में लागू किया, निश्चित राजस्व के बदले zamindars को भूमि का मालिक बना दिया।
The zamindari system was abolished in India after independence through land reform laws.
स्वतंत्रता के बाद भूमि सुधार कानूनों के द्वारा भारत में zamindari प्रथा समाप्त कर दी गई।