canongo

In upper India, and formerly in Bengal, the registrar of a tahsil, or other revenue subdivision, who receives the reports of the patwaris, or village registrars.

Noun

  1. In upper India, and formerly in Bengal, the registrar of a tahsil, or other revenue subdivision, who receives the reports of the patwaris, or village registrars.

Origin

From Persian [Term?] (literally “law-utterer”).

Forms

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