Jemidar
Jem´i`dar`
(jĕm´ĭ`där`)n. | 1. | The chief or leader of a band or body of persons; esp., in the native army of India, an officer of a rank corresponding to that of lieutenant in the English army. |
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, published 1913 by G. & C. Merriam Co.