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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

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

See rani in American Heritage Dictionary 4

also ra·nee

noun pl. ra·nis also ra·nees

The wife of a rajah.
A princess or queen in India or the East Indies.

Origin:

Origin: Hindi rānī

Origin: , from Sanskrit rājñī

Origin: , feminine of rājā, rājñ-, rajah; see rajah

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