jagir
English edit
Etymology edit
From Urdu جاگیر (jāgīr), from Classical Persian جاگیر (jāgīr, “jagir”), from جا (jā, “place”) + گیر (gīr), the present stem of گرفتن (giriftan, “to take”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
jagir (plural jagirs)
- (East India) An assignment of the produce and income of a particular district or village to a person or persons, as an annuity
- (East India) A district.