zamindari (English, noun)
expansion: zamindari (countable and uncountable, plural zamindaris)
Senses:
glosses: In 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.
tags: historical
uncountable
glosses: The office or jurisdiction of a zamindar.
tags: countable
historical
glosses: The land possessed by a zamindar.
tags: countable
historical
uncountable
Forms:
form: zamindaris
tags: plural
form: zamindary
tags: alternative
form: zemindari
tags: alternative
form: zemindary
tags: alternative