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JAGHIR
Noun
jaghir (plural jaghirs)
Alternative spelling of jagir
Source: Wiktionary
Ja"ghir, n. Etym: [Per. jagir.]
Definition: A village or district the government and revenues of which are assigned to some person, usually in consideration of some service to be rendered, esp. the maintenance of troops. [Written also jaghire, jagir, etc.] [India] Whitworth.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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(noun) the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., ‘the father of the bride’ instead of ‘the bride’s father’
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