Gaekwar
Britishnoun
Etymology
Origin of Gaekwar
C19: from Marathi Gaekvād, literally: Guardian of the Cows, from Sanskrit gauh cow + -vad guardian
Example Sentences
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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.
From Time Magazine Archive
To celebrate his 39th birthday, the Gaekwar of Baroda was saluted by solid-gold cannons.
From Time Magazine Archive
A distinguished visitor was "the seventh richest man in the world," the temporal and spiritual head of nearly 2,500,000 Hindus and Moslems�His Highness Sir Sayaji Rao III, the Maharaja Gaekwar of Baroda.
From Time Magazine Archive
Nonetheless, incorrigible Englishmen are apt to refer to him as the Gaekwar when not addressing His Highness.
From Time Magazine Archive
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)
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