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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You see, gentlemen," said the Gaekwar of Baroda's secretary afterward, "His Highness the Maharaja should no more be called 'The Gaekwar' than a man who is Mr. Smith should be called 'The Smith.'
From Time Magazine Archive
The Gaekwar sent him to the U.S. for two years' study at Columbia University.
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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.
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To celebrate his 39th birthday, the Gaekwar of Baroda was saluted by solid-gold cannons.
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Outside also was an enormous elephant, with a golden howdah on his back, and into this the Prince and the Gaekwar presently entered.
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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