faujdar
English
editEtymology
editFrom Hindi फ़ौजदार (faujdār)/Urdu فوجدار, from Persian فوجدار (fowj-dâr), compound of فوج (fowj, “troop”) (from Arabic فَوْج (fawj, “group”)) and ـدار (-dâr).
Noun
editfaujdar (plural faujdars)
- (India) An officer tasked with the administration of a sarkar.