A historical Indian administrative term for a head clerk or chief assistant, particularly one who managed the business of a court or government office in the Mughal and colonial periods. The word conveys an important but subordinate bureaucratic role — the person trusted to handle day-to-day paperwork and procedure on behalf of a superior.
The nawab's peshkar handled all correspondence and kept the accounts in meticulous order.
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(India) A deputy minister.
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