nawab

[ nuh-wob, -wawb ]

/ nəˈwɒb, -ˈwɔb /

Also nabob. a viceroy or deputy governor under the former Mogul empire in India.

an honorary title conferred upon Muslims of distinction in India and Pakistan.

nabob(def 2).

Origin of nawab

1750–60; < Urdu nawwāb < Arabic nuwwāb, plural of nā'ib deputy, viceroy

The man had a grudge against him; his ears and nose had been cut off some time before at the Nawab's order.

In Clive's Command |Herbert Strang
I know the way into the zenana by the broken wall,' he said, 'and I will go and stab the Nawab in his sleep; who will know of it?

A Noble Queen (Volume I of 3) |Philip Meadows Taylor
On its overthrow by Akbar in 1572, it was annexed to the Mogul empire and governed by a Nawab.

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 3 |Various
The Nawab subsequently drew up the narrative from materials in his possession, and gave it in the original to the translator.

The Kingdom of the Yellow Robe |Ernest Young

The Nawab has made his submission, and we have nothing to do but receive it and move on.

Twelve Years of a Soldier's Life in India |W. S. R. Hodson

nawab

/ (nəˈwɑːb) /

(formerly) a Muslim ruling prince or powerful landowner in India Also called: nabob

C18: from Hindi nawwāb, from Arabic nuwwāb, plural of na'ib viceroy, governor