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Definition of Begar
1. forced labour in India [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Begar
Literary usage of Begar
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Himalayan Districts of Kooloo, Lahoul, and Spiti by Alfred Frederick Pollock Harcourt (1871)
"THE system of begar, or forced labour, is one that may almost be termed peculiar
to the hills. To a certain extent it certainly prevails throughout India ..."
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