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rani (rä′nē)

noun

in India, the wife of a rajah or a woman who is a queen or princess in her own right
also sp. ranee ra′·nee

Etymology: Hindi rānī < Sans rājñī, fem. of rājan: see rajah

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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