havildar

Meaning

Noun

A type of soldier in parts of India, later a specific military rank of the British Indian Army and of the modern armies of India and Pakistan, equivalent to sergeant.

Origin

Hindi हविलदार, from Persian حوالدار, from Arabic حَوَالَة + Persian دار.

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