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Webster 1913 Edition

Noun.

[Per. & Hind.

sūbah-dār

, Per.

sūbah

a province +

dār

holding, keeping.]

A viceroy; a governor of a subah; also, a native captain in the British native army.

[India]

Noun.

In India, a viceroy, or the governor of a province; also, a native of India, who ranks as captain in the European companies.

subahdar ‎(plural subahdars)