maharanee

or ma·ha·ra·ni

[ mah-huh-rah-nee ]
/ ˌmɑ həˈrɑ ni /

noun

(formerly) the wife of a maharajah.
(formerly) an Indian princess who was sovereign in her own right.

Origin of maharanee

1850–55; < Hindi mahārānī great queen, equivalent to mahā- great + rānī ranee

Example sentences from the Web for maharani

  • At the head of the incendiary movement was the Maharani, the wife of the late and mother of the present infant king.

    The Story of the Guides |G. J. Younghusband
  • The Maharani was not well acquainted with that language and so was forced to appeal to me to interpret for her several times.

    Life in an Indian Outpost |Gordon Casserly

British Dictionary definitions for maharani

maharani

maharanee

/ (ˌmɑːhəˈrɑːniː) /

noun

the wife of a maharajah
a woman holding the rank of maharajah

Word Origin for maharani

C19: from Hindi, from mahā great + rani