different between talukdar vs landlord

English

Etymology

From Hindi ?????? (t?luq, “district”), from Arabic ????????? (ta?alluq) + ??? (d?r, “holding”).

Noun

talukdar (plural talukdars)

1. An Indian landholder in the Mughal Empire and British Raj, responsible for collecting taxes from a taluk.

Alternative forms

• taluqdar

English

Etymology

From Middle English landlord, landlorde, londe lord, from Old English landhl?ford, equivalent to land +? lord. Cognate with Scots landlaird.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /?lænd.l??d/
• (US) IPA^(key): /?lænd.l??d/

Noun

landlord (plural landlords)

1. A person who owns and rents land such as a house, apartment, or condo.
2. (chiefly Britain) The owner or manager of a public house.
3. (surfing, slang, with "the") A shark, imagined as the owner of the surf to be avoided.
   • publisher's blurb for Stories from the Surf – The Lost Coast by Drew Kampion [1]

     2004: the lurking presence of “The Landlord”

Synonyms

• (person who rents something): lessor
• (owner or manager of a public house): publican

Derived terms

• landlordism
• landlordless

Related terms

• landlady

See also

• lessor
• tenant

Translations