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maharanee

or ma·ha·ra·ni

[ mah-huh-rah-nee ]

noun

  1. (formerly) the wife of a maharajah.
  2. (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.

He was deposed and three boys of the family were selected of whom the Maharanee was allowed to adopt one as heir.

It had formerly belonged to the Maharanee of Kholtan, and had been looted from her palace during the last war.

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