Caitanya-caritāmṛta 6.17
hena-kāle mulukera eka mleccha adhikārī saptagrāma-mulukera se haya ‘caudhurī’
[hena-kaale mulukera eka mlechcha adhikaaree saptagraama-mulukera se haya ‘chaudhuree’]
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
hena-kāle mulukera eka mleccha adhikārī saptagrāma-mulukera se haya ‘caudhurī’
At that time there was a Muslim official collecting the taxes of Saptagrāma.
Purport
Formerly, when the Muslim government was in power, the person appointed tax collector would collect the taxes of the local zamindars, or landholders. He would keep one fourth of the collection for himself as a profit, and the balance he would deliver to the treasury of the government.
— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
My note
Source: vedabase.io