English Explanatory Dictionary

rissaldar

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A junior officer in a cavalry or armored regiment.
  2. A native captain in an Indian cavalry regiment of the British Army.

Word forms

rissaldar rissaldars

Etymology

From Hindi रिसालदार (risāldār), Persian رسالدار (resâldâr).

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