chakdar

noun

chak·​dar

(ˌ)chəkˈdär,

ˈchək,

d-

plural -s

: a native land tenant of India intermediate in position between the proprietor and cultivator

Word History

Etymology

Panjabi cakdār, from cak tenure (from Sanskrit cakra) + Persian -dār having

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