Associations to the word «Durbar»

Wiktionary

DURBAR, noun. (now historical) A ceremonial gathering held by a ruler in India.

Dictionary definition

DURBAR, noun. The room in the palace of a native prince of India in which audiences and receptions occur.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats