zamindari

/zəˈmɪndɑri/
noun
  1. The system of landholding and tax collection under a zamindar in South Asia.
    • The zamindari system was abolished in India after independence.
    • Under the zamindari, peasants often paid high rents to the landlord.
    • Historians study the zamindari to understand rural life in colonial times.
  2. The land or estate owned by a zamindar.
    • The family owned a large zamindari in Bengal.
    • The zamindari included several villages and forests.
    • He inherited the zamindari from his father.