zilladarhttp://www.oed.com/dictionary/zilladar_n%3Ftab%3Dmeaning_and_usezilladar, n.
Revised 2021

zilladarnoun

  1. 1763–
    In South Asia, esp. India: the chief administrative official of a zilla (zilla n.), whose responsibilities include collecting rents and other revenues.
    1. 1763
      A number of complaints..from the Zilladors, and other Officers of the several districts under his immediate direction.
      Governor's Minute 15 February in Orig. Papers Disturbances in Bengal (1765) vol. II. 11
    2. 1785
      The riots paid their revenues to the Ziladars in the produce of the lands.
      Asiatic Misc. vol. 1 409
    3. 1907
      He..accepted the evidence of three Zilladars and three Sub-inspectors of police.
      Oudh Cases vol. 10 133
    4. 2019
      For cash transactions, the zilladar has to deposit the money to the dedicated account within the next day.
      Imphal (India) Free Press (Nexis) 31 August

Originally published as part of the entry for zilla, n.

zilladar, n. was revised in March 2021.

zilladar, n. was last modified in July 2023.