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noun
An official who visits agricultural lands and maintains records of their ownership and tilling.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: South-Asia
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History
Borrowed from Urdu پَٹْوَاری (paṭvārī) / Hindi पाटवारी (pāṭvārī) or Bengali পাটোয়ারি (paṭōẇari, “rent collector”).
