单词 | subedar |
释义 | subedarn. 1. In South Asia: the governor of a subah (subah n. 1), a viceroy; (also) a commander in charge of a town or region. Now historical. ΘΚΠ society > authority > rule or government > ruler or governor > governor of province, dependency, or colony > governors by country > [noun] > in India nabob1612 naib1625 subedar1681 nawab1682 subah1753 rajpramukh1948 1681 Let. 6 Jan. in Notes & Extr. Govt. Rec. Fort St. George (1873) IV. 44 It is resolved to apply to the Soobidar..of Sevagee's Country of Chengy for a Cowle..to settle Factories. 1698 J. Fryer New Acct. E.-India & Persia 77 The Subidar of this Town being a Person of Quality. 1742 J. Fraser Hist. Nadir Shah 61 Nizam continued at Deccan, as Soubadar of Vijapore, Hyderabad, Auringabad, &c. 1796 J. Morse Amer. Universal Geogr. (new ed.) II. 532 Twelve grand divisions, and each was committed to the government of a Soobadar or Viceroy. 1858 J. B. Norton Topics for Indian Statesmen 18 The chief of Secundra Rao..has..proclaimed himself Subadar, or governor, for the King of Delhi, of all the country between these towns and Allahabad. 1881 Encycl. Brit. XII. 796/1 The title of subahdar, or viceroy, gradually dropped into desuetude, as the paramount power was shaken off. 1907 H. P. Shastri Short Hist. India xiii. 71 The emperor, powerless to resist, requested the subahdar of the Deccan to become his vizier. 1979 M. Mukerji Ham in Sandwich 88 This..was what had been given for centuries to the Mughal subedars and to their successors. 2003 Econ. & Polit. Weekly 2 Aug. 3295/2 The Raja..tried to protect Jagannath from falling into the hands of the invading army of the Subedar of Bengal, Bihar and Orissa. 2. Originally: an Indian officer in an infantry regiment of the British Indian Army, of a rank corresponding to captain in the British Army (now historical). Now: a mid-level junior commissioned officer in the Indian and Pakistani armies. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > warrior > soldier > leader or commander > officer by rank > [noun] > captain > types of under-captain1442 country captain1523 captain-lieutenant1643 subedar1747 yuzbashi1876 1747 in H. Yule & A. C. Burnell Hobson-Jobson (1886) (at cited word) That..in a day or two they shall despatch another Subidar with 129 more Sepoys to our assistance. 1788 Gentleman's Mag. 58 68/1 A second flag, with a Sabahadaur and two Havildars, was sent in. 1841 Penny Cycl. XXI. 256/2 From 1748 to 1766 the sepoys were in separate companies of 100 each, commanded by subadars, or native captains, though under the superintendence of Europeans. 1890 R. Kipling Departm. Ditties (ed. 4) 79 And there's Subadar Prag Tewarri Who tells how the work was done. 1901 Country Life Illustr. 1 June 704/1 Connor had, without good cause, made some disparaging remarks upon the charger ridden by Subadar Goordit Singh. 1947 Times 16 Sept. 3/1 One Gurkha subadar who cleverly ambushed a mob that was about to ambush a refugee train has been awarded Rs. 300. 2011 Right Vision News (Pakistan) (Nexis) 5 Jan. A subedar was killed and two other officials of the security forces sustained injuries when inmates of a house opened fire on them. Compounds subedar major n. (originally) an Indian officer in an infantry regiment of the British Indian Army, of a rank corresponding to major in the British Army (now historical); (now) a high-level junior commissioned officer in the Indian and Pakistani armies. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > warrior > soldier > leader or commander > officer by rank > [noun] > major > types of brigade-major1810 subedar major1819 1819 in Eng. Hist. Rev. (1913) Apr. 269 A brevet pay of 25 rupees per month is annexed to the Commission of Subadar-Major. 1849 E. B. Eastwick Dry Leaves 80 The regiment shewed stronger excitement on this occasion of the arrest of their Subedár Major. 2010 Pioneer (India) (Nexis) 30 Dec. The GCM had also levelled two other charges against him including that of hurling abuses at the Subedar Major of the unit. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2012; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < n.1681 |
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