7 definitions found for nawab

nawab n 1: a governor in India during the Mogul empire [syn: nawab, nabob]

nawab noun Etymology: Urdu nawāb Date: 1758 nabob

nawab
n.
1 the title of a distinguished Muslim in Pakistan.
2 hist. the title of a governor or nobleman in India.
Etymology: Urdu nawwab pl. f. Arab. na' ib deputy: cf. NABOB

nawab n. 1 the title of a distinguished Muslim in Pakistan. 2 hist. the title of a governor or nobleman in India. [Urdu nawwab pl. f. Arab. na' ib deputy: cf. NABOB]

Nawab a viceroy of a province in the Mogul empire, applied also to a Mohammedan chief in India, and, spelt Nabob, to a man who has made his wealth in India.

Nawab Na*wab", n. [See Nabob.] A deputy ruler or viceroy in India; also, a title given by courtesy to other persons of high rank in the East.

Nawab Na*wab", n. A rich, retired Anglo-Indian; a nabob.