sardar


sardar

(səˈdɑː) or

sirdar

(in India) n1. (Other Non-Christian Religions) a title used before the name of Sikh men2. a leader[Hindi, from Persian]

sir•dar

or sar•dar

(sərˈdɑr)

n. 1. (esp. in India and Pakistan) a military chief or leader. 2. (formerly) the British commander of the Egyptian army. [1605–15; < Hindi sardār < Persian]