| Sircar | n. [ Hind. & Per. sarkār a superintendant, overseer, chief; Per. sar the head + kār action, work. ] 1. A Hindoo clerk or accountant. [ India ] [ 1913 Webster ] 2. A district or province; a circar. [ India ] [ 1913 Webster ] 3. The government; the supreme authority of the state. [ India ] [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Sirdar | n. [ Hind. & Per. sardār a chief, general; sar the head, top + dār holding, possessing. ] A native chief in Hindostan; a headman. Malcom. [ 1913 Webster ] 2. In Turkey, Egypt, etc., a commander in chief, esp. the one commanding the Anglo-Egyptian army. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ] |
