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Definition of Jemadars
1. jemadar [n] - See also: jemadar
Lexicographical Neighbors of Jemadars
Literary usage of Jemadars
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Our Viceregal Life in India: Selections from My Journal, 1884-1888 by Herriot Georgina Dufferin et Ava (1890)
"... to all offers of assistance from jemadars or followers of any sort, one escapes
into the woods and does exactly as one likes—for a very short time. ..."
2. The History and Constitution of the Courts and Legislative Authorities in India by Herbert Cowell (1872)
"... jemadars—Watchers—Control of Commissioners of Circuit—Police in Madras— Police
in Bombay—General condition of the Police—Sir Charles Napier's reform of ..."
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