A historical administrative title used in British colonial India for a native officer who supervised a 'zail' — a group of villages, typically as a subdivision of a tahsil or district. The zaildar was responsible for law enforcement, revenue collection, and maintaining order within their jurisdiction. The position was part of the colonial-era system that co-opted local leaders into the British administrative framework. The role was abolished after Indian independence.
The zaildar arrived in the village with two constables to settle the dispute over the irrigation channels.
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(India) A native officer in charge of a zail.
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