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Definition of Jaghir
1. n. A village or district the government and revenues of which are assigned to some person, usually in consideration of some service to be rendered, esp. the maintenance of troops.
Definition of Jaghir
1. Noun. A village or district in India ruled over by a jaghirdar (mayor) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Jaghir
1. a land tax [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Jaghir
Literary usage of Jaghir
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. First Impressions and Studies from Nature in Hindostan: Embracing an Outline by Thomas Bacon (1837)
"However, as these may be found elsewhere, I will not dwell upon them, but for
the better edification of the reader, will pay a visit to the jaghir of the ..."
2. A History of the Native States of India by Surendra Nātha Rāya (1888)
"... policy and justice required that his claims to held by the the family jaghir
should be ... jaghir ..."
3. An Historical Sketch of the Native States of India in Subsidiary Alliance by George Bruce Malleson (1875)
"Pant Pi'ithi Nidhi jaghir, Chief of; is descended by adoption from a family high
in esteem under Sivaji, and upon whose representative Raja Ram conferred ..."
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