zamindari
/zəˈmiːndɑːri/noun
उच्चारण ज़मीन्डारी
ज़मींदारी, ज़मींदारी प्रथा
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[U] Indian English
the system, especially under British rule in India, in which zamindars owned large areas of land, collected rent from the farmers and paid a fixed revenue to the government
ज़मींदारी, ज़मींदारी प्रथा
- The zamindari system left many farmers deep in debt.
- After independence, several states passed laws to abolish zamindari.
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[C] Indian English
the land or estate held by a zamindar
ज़मींदारी (ज़मींदार की जागीर)
- The family's old zamindari was spread over twenty villages.
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The Permanent Settlement of 1793, introduced by Lord Cornwallis in Bengal, made the zamindars the owners of land who paid a fixed revenue to the Company.
1793 का Permanent Settlement (स्थायी बंदोबस्त), जिसे Lord Cornwallis ने Bengal में लागू किया, ज़मींदारों को भूमि का मालिक बनाता था जो कंपनी को निश्चित राजस्व देते थे।
The other major British land revenue systems were the Ryotwari system and the Mahalwari system.
अंग्रेज़ों की अन्य प्रमुख भू-राजस्व व्यवस्थाएँ Ryotwari और Mahalwari थीं।