dur|bar

dur|bar
dur|bar «DUR bahr», noun.
1. an official audience or reception held by a native prince of India or, formerly, by a British governor or viceroy in India: »

The festivities center on Mysore City, the capital of the state, where the maharaja holds a ten-day durbar with all the splendid panoply of his ancestors (Santha Rama Rau).

2. the court of a native prince or ruler: »

Then, one morning Gopal came to the durbar with the golden box (Times of India).

3. a hall or place where a durbar is held.
[< Hindustani darbār < Persian darbār court < dar door + -bār place]

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