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Definition of "zamindars" []

  • Plural form of zamindar. (noun)

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Use "zamindars" in a sentence
  • "In the meantime he got in opportunity to read the world literature, while working as a tutor to the sons of zamindars."
  • "Prominent Pujas were conducted by the landed zamindars and jagirdars, enriched by British rule, including Raja Nabakrishna Deb, of Shobhabajar, who initiated an elaborate Puja at his residence."
  • "The latter, at the risk of simplifying things a bit, were either at the very top or the very bottom: either maharajahs or big zamindars with a feudal hold on the allegiances of the voters in their districts, or semi-literate 'lumpens' with little to lose who got into politics as their only means of self-advancement."