faujdar

noun

fauj·​dar

variants or foujdar

ˈfau̇jˌdär

plural -s

1

India : a petty officer (as one in charge of police)

2

India : a criminal judge

Word History

Etymology

Hindi fawjdār, from Persian, from Arabic fawj host, troop + Persian -dār holder

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