nawab

2 definitions found

nawab - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Nawab \Na*wab"\, n. [See Nabob.]
     1. A deputy ruler or viceroy in India; also, a title given by
        courtesy to other persons of high rank in the East.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. A rich, retired Anglo-Indian; a nabob.
        [Webster 1913 Suppl.]

nawab - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  nawab
      n 1: a governor in India during the Mogul empire [syn: nawab,
           nabob]