sirdar

A person of high rank, especially in India.

The rank held in the Egyptian army by the British commander-in-chief in Egypt between 1883 and 1899 during the period of British occupation of Egypt.

In India: A chief or military officer; a person in command or authority.

Same as sirdar-bearer.

A native chief in Hindostan; a headman.

In Turkey, Egypt, etc., a commander in chief, esp. the one commanding the Anglo-Egyptian army.

A high-ranking person in India and other areas of west-central Asia; a chief, a headman.

The leader of a group of Sherpa mountain guides.

an important person in India