Meaning of subadar | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A surname from India of Indian origin.
2. The governor or commander in charge of a subah; a viceroy.
   South-Asia, historical
3. An Indian officer in the British Indian Army, of a rank equivalent to captain.
   historical
4. A noncommissioned officer rank in the armies of India and Pakistan.
   India, Nepal, Pakistan

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Examples

“Hindostan was then parcelled out into twelve grand divisions, called soobahs, to each of which a viceroy was assigned, by the title of Soobahdar, corruptly written Soobah by European writers; for, soobah signifies province: many of these soobahs were in extent equal to large European kingdoms.”

“Also in his favour were his family's connections, the most notable of which consisted of an uncle who had risen to the rank of subedar in the East India Company's army […]”

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