maharaja

Variant of maharajah

maharajah definition

maha·ra·jah or maharaja ma′ha·ra′ja (mä′hə rä′jə)

noun

Historical in India, a prince, specif. one who ruled any of the chief native states

Etymology: Sans mahārājā < mahā, great (see magni-) + rājā, king: see regal

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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