Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun In India, a local native court, of justice.
- noun Water which shows unequal soundings.
- noun Water resting on a bottom of rocks and shoals.
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Examples
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Trevor's financial plan is notable for consistently rescinding foujdari wherever such entitlements appeared in the Kabul account books.
Connecting Histories in Afghanistan: Market Relations and State Formation on a Colonial Frontier 2008
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Their state-sanctioned entitlements were known as foujdari.
Connecting Histories in Afghanistan: Market Relations and State Formation on a Colonial Frontier 2008
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In the case of Koh Daman the foujdari amount Trevor targeted for elimination was Rs. 2,755. back
Connecting Histories in Afghanistan: Market Relations and State Formation on a Colonial Frontier 2008
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