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Gaekwar

British  
/ ˈɡaɪkwɑː /

noun

  1. history the title of the ruler of the former native state of Baroda in India

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Etymology

Origin of Gaekwar

C19: from Marathi Gaekvād, literally: Guardian of the Cows, from Sanskrit gauh cow + -vad guardian

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And the Gaekwar demonstrated by placing folded hands on his forehead.

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As many an Englishman would like to do, the Gaekwar owns an idyllic estate in Surrey which was once Alfred Lord Tennyson's "Aldworth."

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Scores of long-service British officers, waiting wearily for passage, on the crowded homeward bound planes, knew that the Gaekwar was going to England to race his stable, that his "aide-de-camp" was his champion jockey.

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In a small suite at Dorchester House the Gaekwar of Baroda briefly camped last week with his wife, a secretary and a few servants.

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Finally, it was decided to visit Baroda, the capital of a State where the Gaekwar had recently been deposed for his crimes.

From The Life of King Edward VII with a sketch of the career of King George V by Hopkins, J. Castell (John Castell)