maharani Hear it!

maharani definition

maha·rani or maharanee ma′ha·ra′·nee (-nē)

noun

Historical in India
  1. the wife of a maharajah
  2. a princess who ruled any of the chief native states

Etymology: Hindi mahārānī < mahā, great (< Sans: see magni-) + rānī, queen

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

Comments
Improve this definition.
Do you have more to add? Share your linguistic knowledge or observation.
/Register to save your comments.