جاگیر

jāgīr (jā, q.v.+gīr, rt. of giriftan'to take'), s.f. Land and villages given by government as a reward for services or as a fee, a rent-free grant, a freehold, a pension (in land, etc.), a fief:—jāgīr-dār, s.m. The holder of a jāgīror fee, a feoffee, grantee; a holder of a perpetual tenure subject to a quit rent and service:—jāgīr-ě-dawām, s.f. A rent-free estate obtained as a grant in perpetuity:—jāgīr-ě-manṣab, s.f. A grant of land, etc. attached to an office or dignity.