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Definition of jemadar

jemadar
Jemidar Jem"i*dar`, n. [Per. & Hind. jama-d[=a]r.] The chief or leader of a hand or body of persons; esp., in the native army of India, an officer of a rank corresponding to that of lieutenant in the English army. [Written also jemadar, jamadar.]

Meaning of jemadar from wikipedia

- Jemadar or jamadar is a title used for various military and other officials in the Indian subcontinent. The word stems from Urdu (جمعدار), which derives...
- Thug Behram (c. 1765 – 1840), also known as Buhram Jamedar and the King of the Thugs, was a leader of the Thuggee cult active in Awadh in central India...
- southern Empty Quarter. Sons of Umar bin Awadh al Qu'aiti, who became a jemadar in the forces of the Nizam of Hyderabad State (now in India), first took...
- Hewson had ordered Jemadar Ishwari Prasad, the Indian officer in command of the quarter-guard, to arrest Pandey. To this, the jemadar stated that his NCOs...
- Subedar Govinda Ram, Jemadar Gopichand Ram, Jemadar Bhagwana Ram, Jemadar Lall Khan, Jemadar Jita Ram, Jemadar Bhopal Singh, Jemadar Gurdial Ram, Havildar...
- Dhakojirao Shinde Jemadar Laxuman Desai Jemadar Baburao Khanvilkar Jemadar Jairam Mahadik Jemadar Eknath Kaple Jemadar Sitaram Maske Jemadar Tukaram Parab...
- www.gallantryawards.gov.in/. "Jemadar Lal Bahadur Khattri | Gallantry Awards". www.gallantryawards.gov.in/. "Jemadar Hardev Singh | Gallantry Awards"...
- and was promoted to the rank of jemadar in March 1909. His younger brother was Mir Mast who was promoted to a Jemadar before the outbreak of the Great...
- Force Regiment) Jemadar Qaim Shah, I.D.S.M (4/12 Frontier Force Regiment) Jemadar Udham Singh (4/12 Frontier Force Regiment) Jemadar Gul Mohd (4/12 Frontier...
- cavalry equivalent of a Subedar. A Subedar / Risaldar was ranked senior to a Jemadar and junior to a Subedar Major / Risaldar Major in an infantry / cavalry...