lumberdar
English
Etymology
Hindi [Term?], partially from English number (since each such person had a registration number).
Noun
lumberdar (plural lumberdars)
- (India, historical) The registered representative of a coparcenary community, who is responsible for government revenue.
Alternative forms
- lambadar
References
- Henry Yule; A[rthur] C[oke] Burnell (1903), “lumberdar”, in William Crooke, editor, Hobson-Jobson […] , London: John Murray, […].