Havildar

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Havildar \Hav`il*dar"\ (h[a^]v`[i^]l*d[aum]r"), n.
     In the British Indian armies, a noncommissioned officer of
     native soldiers, corresponding to a sergeant.
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     {Havildar major}, a native sergeant major in the East Indian


        army.
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