patwari

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An official who visits agricultural lands and maintains records of their ownership and tilling.

Word forms

patwari patwaris patwaries

Etymology

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

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