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maharani

(-nē)

noun

Historical in India

the wife of a maharajah
a princess who ruled any of the chief native states

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

See maharani in American Heritage Dictionary 4

or ma·ha·ra·nee

noun pl. ma·ha·ra·nis or ma·ha·ra·nees

The wife of a maharajah.
A princess in India ranking above a rani, especially the sovereign ruler of one of the former native states.
Used as a title for such a woman.

Origin:

Origin: Hindi mahārānī

Origin: , from Sanskrit mahārājñī

Origin: : mahā-, great; see meg- in Indo-European roots

Origin: + rājñī, queen; see reg- in Indo-European roots

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