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noun
A Mughal land revenue system that replaced the earlier tribute system with a monetary tax system based on a uniform currency.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: historical, uncountable
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Synonyms: dahsala
Antonyms: none provided
History
Borrowed from Hindustani ज़ब्त (zabt)/ضَبْط (zabt), from Classical Persian ضبط (zabt), from Arabic ضَبْط (ḍabṭ).
