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

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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