The office, rank, or jurisdiction of a foujdar; the territory or administrative district under a foujdar's control.
From 'foujdar' plus the suffix '-ry' (like in 'archery,' 'cavalry'). Creates a noun describing the domain or practice. Part of Mughal administrative terminology adapted into English colonial discourse.
British colonizers documented Indian governance and borrowed words like 'foujdarry' into their records—these loanwords preserve the structure of empires that existed before European rule!
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