Persian · noun · Nation, Faith & Society

Mafidar

मुआफ़ीदार

said mu-aa-fee-DAAR

also written: muafidar, maafidar

Meaning

The holder of a revenue-free (muafi) grant of land.

Literally: holder of an exemption

Related words

Remission or exemption from revenue; a tax-free grant of land.

The holder of an inam, a grantee of revenue-free or favoured land.

A grant of revenue-free land or a stipend given for subsistence, typically to scholars, the pious and the deserving.