maharani en · NOUN
Etymology
From Hindustani مہارانی / महारानी (mahārānī), from Sanskrit महा (mahā, “great”) and राज्ञी (rājñī, “queen”).
Meanings
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The wife of a maharajah; approximately, a queen consort.
Nonetheless, for many years afterward, she was often referred to as maharani, though that eventually gave way to the less glamorous but more respectful title of rajmata, the equivalent of queen mother.
2009 July 31, Bruce Weber, “Gayatri Devi, 90, a Maharani and a Lawmaker, Dies”, in The New York Times:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| maharanis | Number=Plur | lexicographic |