jemadar
A cigarette card depicting Jemadar w:Mir DastMir Dast (1874–1950) of the w:Indian ArmyIndian Army, who received the Victoria Cross and the w:Indian Order of MeritIndian Order of Merit for action during World War I
Meaning
Noun
- A former rank in the British Indian Army, the lowest rank for a viceroy's commissioned officer.
Origin
- Borrowed from Urdu جمعدار, from Persian جمعدار.
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