East Ind. [a. Hindī ṭhākur, Skr. ṭhākkura a deity.] A word meaning Lord, used as a title and term of respect (cf. dominus, don, seigneur, etc.); also applied to a chief or noble, esp. of the Rajpoot race.
1800. Misc. Tracts, in Asiat. Ann. Reg., 312/1. Burwarrah, which belongs to a Thakur named Bickermajeet.
1844. H. H. Wilson, Brit. India, II. x. II. 429. Under an active and prudent Raja the Thakurs might be subjected to control.
1862. Beveridge, Hist. India, VII. vii. The leading thakoors or chiefs.
1895. Mrs. Croker, Village T., 125. She was married to the heir of a rich thakur.
1904. Q. Rev., July, 234. He commended the Thakors for their consistent support.
Hence Thakurate, the district or territory pertaining to a thakur.
1901. Mission Record United Free Ch. Scot., Aug., 363/2. Adjoining thakurates will share the boon.
