nawab

American  

[nuh-wob, -wawb] / nəˈwɒb, -ˈwɔb /

noun

1. Also a viceroy or deputy governor under the former Mogul empire in India.

2. an honorary title conferred upon Muslims of distinction in India and Pakistan.

3. nabob.

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nawab British  

/ nəˈwɑːb /

noun

1. Also called: nabob.  (formerly) a Muslim ruling prince or powerful landowner in India

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Etymology

Origin of nawab

1750–60; < Urdu nawwāb < Arabic nuwwāb, plural of nā'ib deputy, viceroy

Example Sentences

The story goes that the mutton galouti kebabs that have defined the city amongst visitors were created to feed an ageing nawab who had lost his teeth.

From BBC

Mr Khan the nawab, who has switched party allegiance several times over the years, accuses the rival clan of exploiting public office to enrich itself by grabbing land from the rural poor.

From Economist

The dish, it's said, originated with the nawabs of Lucknow, "who'd lost their teeth but not their desire to eat meat," he wrote.

From New York Times

On the outbreak of the Mutiny in May 1857, the nawab of Farukhnagar, the principal feudatory of the district, rose in rebellion.

From Project Gutenberg

It received its present name in the reign of his successor; and Shuja-ud-daula, the third nawab, laid out a large town and fortified it, and here he was buried.

From Project Gutenberg