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Definition of Subahdar
1. n. A viceroy; a governor of a subah; also, a native captain in the British native army.
Definition of Subahdar
1. Noun. (alternative form of subadar) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Subahdar
1. a governor of a subah [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Subahdar
Literary usage of Subahdar
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The History of British India by James Mill (1820)
"On the 18th of July, 1761, he committed the subahdar.to a prison ; and invested
himself with the full powers and insignia of the government. ..."
2. France Under Louis XV by James Breck Perkins (1897)
"... subahdar of the Dekkan, died, having reached, as was said, the ripe age of
one hundred and four. By his will, he left his government to a grandson, ..."
3. The Popular History of England by Charles Knight (1880)
"... subahdar of Bengal.—Establishment of the British ascendancy in India. IN a
fortnight after his dismissal from office, Pitt, from his place in parliament ..."