Ressaldar
noun
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 The native captain of an Indian cavalry regiment.
"Then up and spoke Mohammed Khan, the son of the Ressaldar: "If ye know the track of the morning-mist, ye know where his pickets are. […]"
Example
More examples"Then up and spoke Mohammed Khan, the son of the Ressaldar: "If ye know the track of the morning-mist, ye know where his pickets are. […]"
Etymology
From Hindustani contraction रिसालदार (risāldār) / رسالدار (risāldār), from रिसालादार (risālādār) / رسالہ دار (risāla-dār), from Persian رسالهدار (resâle-dâr), from Arabic رِسَالَة (risāla) + Persian agent suffix دار (dâr).
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