Durbar \Dur"bar\, n. [Hind. darb[=a]r, fr. Per dar?[=a]r house, court, hall of audience; dar door, gate + b[=a]r court, assembly.] An audience hall; the court of a native prince; a state levee; a formal reception of native princes, given by the governor general of India. [India] [Written also {darbar}.]
durbar n : the room in the palace of a native prince of India in which audiences and receptions occur