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maharanee
or ma·ha·ra·ni
[ mah-huh-rah-nee ]
noun
- (formerly) the wife of a maharajah.
- (formerly) an Indian princess who was sovereign in her own right.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of maharanee1
1850–55; < Hindi mahārānī great queen, equivalent to mahā- great + rānī ranee
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Example Sentences
The elephant felt that in the presence of the Maharanee, for such he believed her to be, his position was undignified.
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He was deposed and three boys of the family were selected of whom the Maharanee was allowed to adopt one as heir.
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It had formerly belonged to the Maharanee of Kholtan, and had been looted from her palace during the last war.
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