- maharani or maharanee
- ma|ha|ra|ni or ma|ha|ra|nee [ ,mahə`rani ] noun countthe wife of a maharajah
Usage of the words and phrases in modern English. 2013.
maharani or maharanee
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maharani — or maharanee [mä΄hə rä′nē] n. 〚Hindi mahārānī < mahā, great (< Sans: see MAGNI ) + rānī, queen〛 Historical in India a) the wife of a maharajah … Universalium
maharani — or maharanee [mä΄hə rä′nē] n. [Hindi mahārānī < mahā, great (< Sans: see MAGNI ) + rānī, queen] Historical in India a) the wife of a maharajah b) a princess who ruled any of the chief native states … English World dictionary
maharanee — maharani UK [ˌmɑːhəˈrɑːnɪ] / US [ˌmɑhəˈrɑnɪ] or maharanee UK / US noun [countable] Word forms maharani : singular maharani plural maharanis the wife of a maharajah … English dictionary
maharanee — maharani maharani n. A great rani; a princess in India or the wife of a maharaja. [Also spelled {maharanee}.] [WordNet 1.5] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
maharani — UK [ˌmɑːhəˈrɑːnɪ] / US [ˌmɑhəˈrɑnɪ] or maharanee UK / US noun [countable] Word forms maharani : singular maharani plural maharanis the wife of a maharajah … English dictionary
maharani — n. A great rani; a princess in India or the wife of a maharaja. [Also spelled {maharanee}.] [WordNet 1.5] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
maharani — or maharanee noun Etymology: Hindi & Urdu mahārānī, from mahā great (from Sanskrit mahat) + rānī rani Date: circa 1855 1. the wife of a maharaja 2. a Hindu princess ranking above a rani … New Collegiate Dictionary
maharanee — /mah heuh rah nee/, n. 1. (formerly) the wife of a maharajah. 2. (formerly) an Indian princess who was sovereign in her own right. Also, maharani. [1850 55; < Hindi maharani great queen, equiv. to maha great + rani RANEE] * * * … Universalium
maharani — [ˌmα:(h)ə rα:ni, ˌməhα: ] (also maharanee) noun a maharaja s wife or widow. Origin from Hindi mahārānī, from Sanskrit mahā great + rājñī ranee … English new terms dictionary
maharani — /mahəˈrani / (say mahhuh rahnee) noun 1. the wife of a maharajah. 2. a female sovereign in her own right. Also, maharanee. {Hindi (from Sanskrit) mahārānī, from mahā great + rānī rani} …
