patwari

noun

pat·​wa·​ri

variants or putwari

(ˌ)pətˈwärē

plural -s

: a village registrar or accountant in India

Word History

Etymology

Hindi paṭwārī, from Sanskrit paṭṭa land grant + Eastern Hindi -wārī, agent suffix

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