Sentence:  Only last week a paper on the question of early marriage in India was read by a young Sikh <WSD>Sirdar</WSD> of Kapurthala, in which this supremely important and delicate subject was treated with a tact and frankness which did him the utmost credit. […¶…¶…¶] During the discussion on <WSD>Sirdar</WSD> Arjun Sing's paper, occasion was taken to protest against the erroneous view, too often taken in Europe, as to the abased position of Mahomedan women generally. 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  A high-ranking person in India and other areas of west-central Asia; a chief, a headman.