JAGHIRDAR, the person in possession of a jaghire.
JAGHIRE, an Indian term, signifying the assignment of the revenues of a district to a servant or dependant of government, who is hence called a jaghirdar. Jaghires are either mushroot, which means conditional, or belashurt, which signifies unconditional. Jaghires are frequently given in India to persons as a reward and compensation for their military services. The British obtained footing in Bengal first as traders by courtesy; they then got a Jaghire mushroot.
Jaghire Asham, Ind. land granted for the support of the troops.
Jaghire Zat, Ind. lands granted for private maintenance.
JAM, Fr. which is sometimes written jamb, is a thick bed of stone, by which the operations of the miners are suddenly interrupted when they are pursuing the veins of ore.
JAMBEUX. An obsolete word, which formerly signified boots, covers, or armor for the legs.
JAMBS, sometimes written jaumbs, Fr. The side posts of a door.
JALET, Fr. a name given to certain round stones which are cast out of a bow called arbalête à jalet, or cross-bow. These stones are more generally called galet.
JALONS, Fr. long poles with a wisp of straw at the top. They are fixed at different places and in different roads, to serve as signals of observation to advancing columns, when the country is inclosed, &c. They are likewise used as camp-colors to mark out the ground on days of exercise.
JALONNEMENT d’une colonné, Fr. is the designation of certain points by which a column is governed on its march.