Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

zamindari

/zəˈminˌdəɹi/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.74 in modern English

Syllables: za-min-dari
IPA: /zəˈminˌdəɹi/

21

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

In British India, a system used to collect revenues from the ryots (cultivators of agricultural land) indirectly through the zamindars, as opposed to ryotwari, where revenues were collected directly.

Uncountable

noun

The office or jurisdiction of a zamindar.

Countable

noun

The land possessed by a zamindar.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"To it came all the north-western and south-western zamindaris, which fell naturally into the new tahsils of Bemetara and Sanjari-Balod respectively (Gunderdehi was subsequently transferred from Sanjari to the Drug tahsil in 1907)."

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /zəˈminˌdəɹi/
British English: /zəˈmiːnˌdəɹi/

Usage

Inflected Forms

zamindaris (plural) zamindary (alternative) zemindari (alternative) zemindary (alternative)

Questions

How do you pronounce zamindari?: The recorded pronunciation is /zəˈminˌdəɹi/.
What does zamindari mean?: In British India, a system used to collect revenues from the ryots (cultivators of agricultural land) indirectly through the zamindars, as opposed to ryotwari, where revenues were collected directly.

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