Zemindari

noun

Word Frequency: 0.0

Definitions

1.nounIn British India, a system used to collect revenues from the ryots (cultivators of agricultural land) indirectly through the zamindars, as opposed to ryotwari, where revenues were collected directly.

2.nounThe office or jurisdiction of a zamindar.

3.nounThe land possessed by a zamindar.

Synonyms

zemindary zamindary zamindari zemindar raiatwari zumeendar ryotwar ryotwari raiyatwari zamindar zamindarship zemindarate

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