Jemadar
[jem-uh-dahr] /ˈdʒɛm əˌdɑr/
noun, (in India)
1.
any of various government officials.
2.
the supervisor of a staff of servants.
3.
an officer in a sepoy regiment, corresponding in rank to a lieutenant.
/ˈdʒɛməˌdɑː/
noun
1.
a native junior officer belonging to a locally raised regiment serving as mercenaries in India, esp with the British Army (until 1947)
2.
an officer in the Indian police
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