Persian · noun · Nation, Faith & Society
Faujdari
फ़ौजदारी
said fauj-DAA-ree
also written: faujdari
Meaning
The office and jurisdiction of a faujdar; criminal and policing administration over a district.
Literally: the charge of a faujdar
Related words
PERSIAN
Faujdar
A Mughal officer in charge of policing, law and order, and military command over a sarkar or group of parganahs.
PERSIAN
Faujdari Adalat
A criminal court that tried offences against person and public order, as opposed to the civil (diwani) court.
ARABIC
Nizamat
The office and jurisdiction of governance and criminal administration in a province; the executive branch as distinct from revenue (diwani).