durbar Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun the room in the palace of a native prince of India in which audiences and receptions occur

WordNet

Dur"bar noun
Etymology
Hind. darbar, fr. Per darar house, court, hall of audience; dar door, gate + bar court, assembly.
Definitions
  1. An audience hall; the court of a native prince; a state levee; a formal reception of native princes, given by the governor general of India. India Written also darbar.

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