darbar


darbar

(ˈdɑːbɑː) na hall in a Sikh temple

dur•bar

(ˈdɜr bɑr)

n. 1. Also, darbar. (in colonial India) a reception, commemorating a particular occasion. 2. a similar reception held in the former Hausa states of N Nigeria. [1600–10; alter. of Urdu darbār court < Persian, =dar door + bār entry]