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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.

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  1. n. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. A village or district the government and revenues of which areassigned to some person, usually in consideration of some service tobe rendered, esp. the maintenance of troops. [Written also jaghire,jagir, etc.] [India] Whitworth.