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Definition of Maharaja
1. Noun. A great raja; a Hindu prince or king in India ranking above a raja.
Definition of Maharaja
1. Noun. A Hindu prince ranking above a raja. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Maharaja
1. a king or prince in India [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Maharaja
Literary usage of Maharaja
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The History of India from the Earliest Ages by James Talboys Wheeler (1874)
"At last the ladies of the zenana proceeded to awaken the maharaja; and then they
... Neither of the sons of the deceased maharaja was present at Ayodhya. ..."
2. A Collection of Treaties, Engagements, and Sunnuds, Relating to India and by India Foreign and Political Dept (1893)
"Adoption Sanad granted to maharaja Sindhia, dated llth March 1862 85 XVIII.—Engagement
of maharaja Sindhia regarding a loan of 150 lakhs for the ..."
3. Lord Curzon in India: Being a Selection from His Speeches as Viceroy by George Nathaniel Curzon Curzon, Thomas Raleigh (1906)
"The ceremony took place in the Durbar Hall of the Palace, where the Viceroy made
the following speech His Highness the maharaja, whom I have come here to ..."
4. The New Hazell Annual and Almanack (1917)
"The maharaja of Rewa, The maharaja of Touk, The Nawab of Salute» o/ l ... The Raja
of Jhalawar, The Raj-Rana of Jind, The maharaja of ..."
5. Hindu Tribes and Castes by Matthew Atmore Sherring (1872)
"They have accepted and adopted in their chief families the secular titles of
Raja, maharaja, and so forth, distinctions which high Brahmans altogether ..."
6. Ceylon: An Account of the Island, Physical, Historical, and Topographical by Sir James Emerson Tennent (1860)
"According to him, "Kalah" was at that period subject to the maharaja of ...
of the maharaja continued till A. i>. 628, after which the islands were ..."
7. Bengal Under the Lieutenant-governors: Being a Narrative of the Principal by Charles Edward Buckland (1901)
"Loyalty to the British Government and their officers has long been the traditional
motto of this Muhammadan family. maharaja ..."
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