(South Asia, historical) An Indian landowner who collected local taxes and paid them to the British government.

plural of zamindar

(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.

plural of zamindari

Alternative form of zamindari

plural of zamindary

The position or office of zamindar.

plural of zamindarship