havildar

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A military rank of the British Indian Army and of the modern armies of India and Pakistan, equivalent to sergeant

There was a great fight,’ said the Havildar, ‘and of us no man escaped unhurt.’.

In the British Indian armies, a noncommissioned officer of native soldiers, corresponding to a sergeant
{i} native soldier who is a noncommissioned officer in British Indian armies
havildar

    Hyphenation

    ha·vil·dar

    Pronunciation

    Etymology

    () From Persian حوالدار, from Arabic حواله (“charge”) + Persian دار (“holder”).
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