ranee

ranee
/rah"nee, rah nee"/, n. (in India)
1. the wife of a rajah.
2. a reigning queen or princess.
Also, rani.
[1690-1700; < Hindi rani < Skt rajñi queen (fem. deriv. of rajan king)]

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