ressaldar

noun

1. The native captain of an Indian cavalry regiment.

   "If ye know the track of the morning-mist, ye know where his pickets are. […]

   Then up and spoke Mohammed Khan, the son of the Ressaldar:

Where it comes from

From Hindustani contraction रिसालदार (risāldār) / رسالدار (risāldār), from रिसालादार (risālādār) / رسالہ دار (risāla-dār), from Persian رسالهدار (resâle-dâr), from Arabic رِسَالَة (risāla) + Persian agent suffix دار (dâr).

Adapted from the Wiktionary entry ressaldar (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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