maharajah

maharajah
/mah'heuh rah"jeuh, -zheuh/, n.
(formerly) a ruling prince in India, esp. of one of the major states.
Also, maharaja.
[1690-1700; < Hindi maharaja great king, equiv. to maha- great + raja RAJAH]

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