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zam·in·dar·i

also zem·in·dar·y  (zăm′ən-där′ē, zĕm′-, zə-mēn-)
n. pl. zam·in·dar·is also zem·in·dar·ies
1. The system of tax collection by zamindars.
2. The area administered by a zamindar.

[Hindi zamīndāri, from Persian, from zamīndār, zamindar; see zamindar.]
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zamindari

(zəmiːnˈdɑːrɪ) or

zemindari

n, pl -is
(Agriculture) (in India) a large agricultural estate
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