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amildar (iou)



amildar noun. . L18.
[Persian & Urdu amal-dar, from Arab. amal work, administration + Persian -dar holding, holder. Spelling infl. by AMIL.]
Formerly, a non-European factor in the Indian subcontinent, esp. a collector of revenue. Now, the official in charge of a taluk in Karnataka.