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.

Word History and Origins

Origin of maharanee¹

1850–55; < Hindi mahārānī great queen, equivalent to mahā- great + rānī ranee

Example Sentences

Now the future had to be planned, for up to this point the maharanee had acted blindly and impulsively—just swiftly—the moment she had realized the supreme danger for her son.

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I am the rightful maharanee of Sialpore, only those fools of English put my father's nephew on the throne, saying a woman can not reign.

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It was the maharanee who devised the bold stroke which involved undoubted danger yet promised the best chance of success.

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And I am maharanee, as they do know, and shall know still better before I have finished!

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"When I am maharanee," said Yasmini, "Tom Tripe shall have the title of sirdar, whether the English approve of it or not!"

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