bahadur (b??h??d?) n (Historical Terms) (often in combination) a title formerly conferred by the British on distinguished Indians[C18: from Hindi bah?dur hero, from Persian: valiant]Collins English Dictionary ? Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014