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ranee

American  
[rah-nee, rah-nee] / ˈrɑ ni, rɑˈni /
Or rani

noun

  1. the wife of a rajah.

  2. a reigning queen or princess.

ranee British  
/ ˈrɑːnɪ /

noun

  1. a variant spelling of rani

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Etymology

Origin of ranee

1690–1700; < Hindi rānī < Sanskrit rājñī queen (feminine derivative of rājan king)

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Programs ranee from field trips for the underprivileged to lessons in offshore engineering for the gifted.

From Time Magazine Archive

The ranee was Sylvia, Lady Brooke, whose title is H. H. Ranee of Sarawak�a mountainous little Borneo state which her husband's family has ruled for three generations.

From Time Magazine Archive

And when the queen asked to buy the carpet, the children said 'No.' 'Why?' asked the ranee.

From The Phoenix and the Carpet by Nesbit, E. (Edith)

Wouldn't you like to be a ranee, Allegro?

From The Keeper of the Door by Dell, Ethel M. (Ethel May)

The ranee had agreed to break the news to Mrs. Holland, as soon as she was dressed.

From The Tiger of Mysore A Story of the War with Tippoo Saib by Henty, G. A. (George Alfred)

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