Dictionary
za•min•dar
Pronunciation: (zu-mēn-där'), [key]—
n.
1. (in British India) a landlord required to pay a land tax to the government.
2. (in Mogul India) a collector of farm revenue, who paid a fixed sum on the district assigned to him.
Also,zemindar.Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.