noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   An official who visits agricultural lands and maintains records of their ownership and tilling. South-Asia

Etymology

Borrowed from Urdu پَٹْوَاری (paṭvārī) / Hindi पाटवारी (pāṭvārī) or Bengali পাটোয়ারি (paṭōẇari, “rent collector”).

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