zamindari

Noun

 * 1)  In British India, a system used to collect revenues from the ryots (cultivators of agricultural land) indirectly through the zamindars, as opposed to ryotwari, where revenues were collected directly.
 * 2)  The office or jurisdiction of a zamindar.
 * 3)  The land possessed by a zamindar.
 * 1)  The land possessed by a zamindar.