From Urdu/Hindi 'zila' (district) + '-dar' (holder), an Anglo-Indian colonial administrative term for the officer in charge of a zilla—a district-level subdivision of a province in British India. The role involved revenue collection, local governance, and law enforcement at the district level.
The petitioners travelled two days to present their grievance before the zilladar at the district office.
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(India) The administrative official of a zilla.
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