Subadar (noun)
soo-ba-dahr
a provincial governor of the Mogul empire. / the chief Indian officer of a company of troops in the British Indian Army.
First recorded in 1665–75; from Urdu, from Persian, equivalent to ṣūba “province” + dār “holding, holder”
Example sentences
“The subadar has made a ruling.”
Praetorian (adj) (noun) pri-taw-ree-un of or relating to a praetor (a magistrate in the Roman republic). a soldier of the Praetorian Guard (Roman imperial army) First recorded in 1375–1425; late…
