The Collaborative International Dictionary
Talukdar
Talookdar \Ta*look"dar\, Talukdar \Ta*luk"dar\, n. [Hind., fr. Per. ta'lluqd[=a]r.] A proprietor of a talook. [India]
Wiktionary
talukdar
n. An Indian landholder in the http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mughal%20Empire and http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British%20Raj, responsible for collecting taxes from a district.