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Definition of Durbar
1. Noun. The room in the palace of a native prince of India in which audiences and receptions occur.
Definition of Durbar
1. n. An audience hall; the court of a native prince; a state levee; a formal reception of native princes, given by the governor general of India.
Definition of Durbar
1. Noun. (India) (alternative spelling of darbar) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Durbar
1. the court of a native ruler in India [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Durbar
Literary usage of Durbar
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The History of India from the Earliest Ages by James Talboys Wheeler (1876)
"The durbar was in the front quarter of the durbar, palace facing the city. ...
Every day Akber sat upon his throne at the back of the durbar hall. ..."
2. Annual Register edited by Edmund Burke (1847)
"... of the Lahore durbar—Interview between Sir Henry Hardinge and the ...
deputed from the durbar—Terms of Peace agreed upon— Meeting between the Maharajah ..."
3. Lord Curzon in India: Being a Selection from His Speeches as Viceroy by George Nathaniel Curzon Curzon, Thomas Raleigh (1906)
"He addressed the durbar as follows:— My first and most pleasing duty at this
durbar has already been discharged. It has consisted in the presentation of ..."
4. Life of Lord Lawrence by Reginald Bosworth Smith (1901)
"THE GREAT durbar AT LAHORE. OCTOBER 1864, THERE is one short week in the Viceroyalty
of ... The great durbar at Lahore must have been, in all its attendant ..."
5. At the Court of Amîr: A Narrative by John Alfred Gray (1895)
"Another durbar: the Amir's prescription. The erring Hakim. Courtesy of His Highness
... Elephant riding. A grateful peasant. Dangerous passes. The durbar at ..."
6. The Parliamentary Debatesby Great Britain Parliament by Great Britain Parliament (1902)
"India—Coronation durbar at Delhi. MR. SCOTT - MONTAGU (Hampshire, New Forest) :
To ask Mr. Chan- •cellor of the Exchequer whether, in view of the fact that ..."
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