sirdar

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  1. noun A person of high rank, especially in India.

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  • “Come in,” he said abruptly, and made room on the bed for the sirdar to sit down. —  OM: The Secret of Ahbor Valley
  • He had heard that the sirdar was a wealthy landowner. —  OM: The Secret of Ahbor Valley
  • Ommony followed the train of thought, however, and tried to catch him off guard with a question asked casually, as if he were merely making conversation: “Have you seen Miss Sanburn's friend Elsa lately?” But the sirdar was not to be caught. —  OM: The Secret of Ahbor Valley
  • The sirdar, walking around him, viewing him carefully from every angle, appeared satisfied. —  OM: The Secret of Ahbor Valley
  • It occurred, and kept on recurring, however hard he tried to dismiss the thought, that, with the exception of Hannah Sanburn, he alone knew the secret about Elsa Terry—he and probably that sirdar just ahead of him; and the sirdar might be one of those dark fanatics whom jealousy makes murderers. —  OM: The Secret of Ahbor Valley
 

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Etymologies (2)

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  1. Hindi sardār, from Persian : sar, head; see ker-1 in Indo-European roots + -dār, holder; see dher- in Indo-European roots.

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  1. Also sardar; from Hindustani sardār, from Persian sardār, a leader, chief, commander, from ser, sar, a head, chief, + -dār, holding, keeping, possessing. Cf. sircar.
 

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