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The action or an act of leasing the privilege of collecting and retaining the whole revenue of a tax or duty, in return for payment of a fixed…
The action, practice, or system of farming taxes or duties; the privilege or right of farming a tax or duty. Also: the action of renting or leasing…
the office or jurisdiction of a zamindar; = zamindari, n. 2.
The office or jurisdiction of a zamindar.