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Jaghir
Pronunciation : Ja"ghir
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [Per. jagir.]
Definition : Defn: A village or district the government and revenues of which are assigned to some person, usually in consideration of some service to be rendered, esp. the maintenance of troops. [Written also jaghire, jagir, etc.] [India] Whitworth.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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