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Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Havildar

/(hăv`ĭl*där")/ · Hav·il·dar · IPA /ˈhævɪldɑɹ/
01 n. In the British Indian armies, a noncommissioned officer of native soldiers, corresponding to a sergeant.
  1. 1.
    In the British Indian armies, a noncommissioned officer of native soldiers, corresponding to a sergeant.
Phrases & compounds
Havildar major — a native sergeant major in the East Indian army.