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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)
n
1: a governor in India during the Mogul empire [syn: nawab, nabob]
Merriam Webster's
noun Etymology: Urdu naw?b Date: 1758 nabob
Oxford Reference Dictionary
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
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
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.
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
Nawab Na*wab", n. A rich, retired Anglo-Indian; a nabob.
