durbar

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Definition of durbar in English English dictionary

Alternative spelling of darbar

Royal court; Hall of audience

A characteristic, traditional incense recipe in which the paste of ingredients, which contains no fragrance-producing ingredients, is rolled around the stick and then dipped in a fragrance-producing oil

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

{i} hall or room in the palace of a native prince of India wherein audiences and receptions take place; a state reception or public audience given by a native prince of India or British governor (formerly)

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

Hyphenation

dur·bar

Etymology

[ 'd&r-"bär, "d&r-' ] (noun.) 1609. Hindi darbAr, from Persian, from dar door + bAr admission, audience.