Bahawder

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

  Bahadur \Ba*ha"dur\ Bahaudur \Ba*hau"dur\, n. [Written also
     {bahawder}.] [Hind. bah[=a]dur hero, champion.]
     A title of respect or honor given to European officers in
     East Indian state papers, and colloquially, and among the
     natives, to distinguished officials and other important
     personages.


     [Webster 1913 Suppl.]