There is one meaning in OED's entry for the noun zamindarship . See ‘Meaning & use’ for definition, usage, and quotation evidence.
This word is now obsolete. It is last recorded around the 1900s.
Earliest known use
late 1600s
The earliest known use of the noun zamindarship is in the late 1600s.
OED's earliest evidence for zamindarship is from 1698, in Extract Consultations at Chuttanutte .
Nearby entries Zambianize, v. 1964– zambo, n. 1819– Zamboni, n. 1965– zambra, n. 1672– zambuk, n. 1906– zamburak, n. 1825– zami, n. 1977– Zamia, n. 1819– zamindar, n. 1683– zamindari, n. & adj. 1742– zamindarship, n. 1698–1902 zamioid, adj. 1860– zamorin, n. 1582– zampino, n. 1881– zampogna, n. 1740– zampone, n. 1860– zamzawed, adj. 1743– Zamzummim, n. 1530– Zande, n. 1873– zander, n. 1854– zanella, n. 1876–
1698–1902
1698
The Prince having given us..the Jemmidarship of the said towns. Extract Consultations at Chuttanutte 31 October in W. Crooke, Yule & Burnell's Hobson-Jobson (1903) 980/1
1878
For a good round sum he sold to the East India Company the zemindarships of Govindpore, Chutanutty, and Calcutta. J. Grant , History of India vol. I. ii. 9
1902
usurped the actual government of the Zemindary, and ultimately wrested from the Nabob of the Carnatic his acquiescence in the nominal tenure of the Zemindarship by Ranee Velu. Eng. Rep. vol. 19 844
▶ more ▼ less The office or jurisdiction of a zamindar; = zamindari , n. A.2.
The ryotwari system of land tenure.
A system of tenure under which terms are fixed by agreement between parties rather than by custom; (in Cornwall and parts of Devon) spec. a system…
The principles or practice of landlords; the system according to which land is owned by landlords to whom tenants pay a fixed rent (chiefly used…
The state or condition of sharing the ownership of something, spec. (in the United Kingdom) a system whereby the occupier of a dwelling buys a…
An arrangement whereby tenants share a residence, esp. a flat, typically as cohabitants of rented accommodation; (also) a flat rented under such an…
A type of lease or system of tenure in which the tenant agrees to rent a property for a fixed short term and the landlord retains the right to…
The system of land tenure and revenue collection administered by means of zamindars.
A residential tenancy provided by a local authority or housing association which offers security of tenure (even after the expiration of the…
The fact of having or offering secure tenancy (cf. secure tenancy , n. ).
The action or an act of leasing the privilege of collecting and retaining the whole revenue of a tax or duty, in return for payment of a fixed…
The action, practice, or system of farming taxes or duties; the privilege or right of farming a tax or duty. Also: the action of renting or leasing…
The office or jurisdiction of a zamindar; = zamindari , n. A.2.
The office or jurisdiction of a zamindar.
Originally published as part of the entry for zamindar, n.
zamindar, n. was revised in June 2018.
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