Persian · noun · Nation, Faith & Society

Thanedar

थानेदार

said thaa-ne-DAAR

also written: thanadar, Thaanedaar

Meaning

The officer in charge of a thana, a local police or military post.

Literally: holder of a post

Related words

A police post or military station; the local jurisdiction it controls.

The chief officer of police and law in a city under royal authority.

A Mughal officer in charge of policing, law and order, and military command over a sarkar or group of parganahs.