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Definition of Begum
1. Noun. A Muslim woman of high rank in India or Pakistan.
Definition of Begum
1. n. In the East Indies, a princess or lady of high rank.
Definition of Begum
1. Proper noun. A Muslim honorific for a high-ranking woman, with its origin in India and Pakistan, that has become a surname in the west. ¹
2. Noun. a high ranking Muslim woman, especially in India and Pakistan ¹
3. Noun. the form of address for such a woman ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Begum
1. a Muslim lady of high rank [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Begum
Literary usage of Begum
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Romance of Madame Tussaud's by John Theodore Tussaud (1920)
"CHAPTER XXXIII The begum of Bhopal pays us a visit—Lord Rosebery and Lord
Annaly—Lord Randolph Churchill—Lady Beatty, Lady Jellicoe, and Mrs. Asquith. ..."
2. History of England, from the Peace of Utrecht to the Peace of Versailles by Philip Henry Stanhope Stanhope (1858)
"The guardianship of the young Prince himself was bestowed, not on his own mother,
but on another lady of his father's Haram — the Munny begum, by title and ..."
3. The History of India from the Earliest Ages by James Talboys Wheeler (1876)
"It cannot be dropped in oblivion ; it finds begum s»hib. expression in the history.
Shah Jehan had a daughter by Taj Mahal; she was known as the begum Sahib ..."
4. The Works of the Right Honorable Edmund Burke by Edmund Burke (1890)
"It is probable, that the begum saib, of high dignity, has received authentic ...
begum Saib, of exalted dignity and generosity, &c., whom God preserve. ..."
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