collectoraten.
/kəˈlɛktərət/ Anglo-Indian. attributive.1886 H. A. D. Phillips Our Admin. in India (title) The revenue and collectorate administration.
a. The district under the jurisdiction of a collector (see collector n. 3).
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society > authority > rule or government > territorial jurisdiction or areas subject to > territory under a governor or official > [noun] > under tax-collector in India
zamindari1742
collection1786
collectorship1789
collectorate1825
society > trade and finance > fees and taxes > impost, due, or tax > tax > taxation > [noun] > tax district
collection1786
collectorship1789
collectorate1825
taxing district1890
1825 M. Williams (title) Memoir on the Zilla of Baroche, being the Result of a Revenue Survey of that Collectorate.
1842 W. T. Humphrey Let. Presbyters Madras 8 The Tanjore collectorate..is..famous for its magnificent pagodas.
1854 J. H. Stocqueler Hand-bk. Brit. India (ed. 3) 122 For revenue purposes, the territory is divided into twenty-one divisions or collectorates.
b. The residence or place of business of a collector; the staff of officials under a collector.
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society > authority > office > holder of office > public officials > [noun] > Indian > staff of officials
collectorate1859
society > authority > office > holder of office > public officials > [noun] > Indian > residence
collectorate1859
1859 J. Lang Wanderings in India 326 Others lugged him to their courts and collectorates.
1880 Corr. Chefoo Convention 2 The withdrawal of the li-hin collectorate from the port Settlements...Complaining of the action of these very collectorates.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1891; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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