What is "jamadar"

Usage examples of "jamadar".

The jamadars with glowering eyes turned from the Dewan, even the harsh salaam they uttered in going sounded like a curse.

Jamadar Hunsa of the new troops was sending his salaams to the Dewan, the latter gasped.

But they were now at their camp, and the jamadars, standing together for a little, settled it that the omens being favourable, and the wrath of the Dewan feared, they would take the way to the Pindari camp next day.

A jamadar will know how many there are in his band and will have contacts with a few other jamadars but he’ll have no idea how many bands there are or how strong they might be.

I had to go convince the other jamadars that I was the Daughter of Night and could bring on the Year of the Skulls.

While I nibbled, letting each bite settle, Narayan brought a parade of priests and jamadars for formal introduction.

Just to the priests and jamadars and other candidates and whoever is helping put on the show?

A jamadar will know how many there are in his band and will have contacts with a few other jamadars but he'll have no idea how many bands there are or how strong they might be.

The only Deceiver jamadar now known to be alive was Narayan Singh, who had become jamadar of jamadars before the destruction of his cult.