What is "jaghir"

Jaghir \Ja"ghir\, n. [Per. j[=a]g[=i]r.] A village or district the government and revenues of which are assigned to some person, usually in consideration of some service to be rendered, esp. the maintenance of troops. [Written also jaghire, jagir, etc.] [India]
--Whitworth.

n. (cx East India English) An assignment of the produce and income of a particular district or village to a person or persons, as an annuity; also, the district itself.

A jaghir (also spelled jaghire or jagir) was a governance bestowed on Indian regional governors by their emperors. The jaghir composed of a smaller district within the empire, and was managed by the regional governor, or Jaghirdar.