maharanee
Americannoun
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(formerly) the wife of a maharajah.
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(formerly) an Indian princess who was sovereign in her own right.
Etymology
Origin of maharanee
1850–55; < Hindi mahārānī great queen, equivalent to mahā- great + rānī ranee
Example Sentences
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Tricked out as a ballerina or a Hindu maharanee or a toothless hillbilly, she takes her lumps and pratfalls with unflagging zest and good humor.
From Time Magazine Archive
"When I am maharanee," said Yasmini, "Tom Tripe shall have the title of sirdar, whether the English approve of it or not!"
From Guns of the Gods by Talbot Mundy
Would you have the English know that I was hailed as maharanee through the streets?
From Guns of the Gods by Talbot Mundy
And I am maharanee, as they do know, and shall know still better before I have finished!
From Guns of the Gods by Talbot Mundy
Technically, Yasmini was as much maharanee of Sialpore as she would ever be, the moment that the fourteen-gun salute boomed out across the river.
From Guns of the Gods by Talbot Mundy
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