noun
- a native officer of sepoy troops in the former British Indian army, ranking below a subadar
Usage: historical; military
Examples
- The jemadar led his company of sepoys into battle.
- He was promoted from havildar to jemadar after years of service.
- The British officers relied on experienced jemadars to command the local troops.
- A jemadar’s uniform displayed his rank with distinctive insignia.
- The jemadar translated orders from English to the local language for his men.