zamindari
English
Alternative forms
- zamindary
- zemindari
- zemindary
Noun
zamindari (plural zamindaris)
- (historical) 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.
- (historical) The office or jurisdiction of a zamindar.
- (historical) The land possessed by a zamindar.