nabob
n. regional director, viceroy (in India); person (especially a European) who has had great success and become rich in India or in another eastern country; very important person; extremely rich person | ||||
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Nabob Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) |
Nabob
(n.)
One who returns to Europe from the East with immense riches: hence, any man of great wealth.
(n.)
A deputy or viceroy in India; a governor of a province of the ancient Mogul empire.
(n.)
One who returns to Europe from the East with immense riches: hence, any man of great wealth.
(n.)
A deputy or viceroy in India; a governor of a province of the ancient Mogul empire.
| WordNet 2.0 |
nabob
Noun
1. a governor in India during the Mogual empire
(synonym) nawab
(hypernym) governor
(classification) India, Republic of India, Bharat
2. a wealthy man (especially one who made his fortune in the Orient)
(hypernym) man of means, rich man, wealthy man
Noun
1. a governor in India during the Mogual empire
(synonym) nawab
(hypernym) governor
(classification) India, Republic of India, Bharat
2. a wealthy man (especially one who made his fortune in the Orient)
(hypernym) man of means, rich man, wealthy man
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nabob
nabob
\na"bob\ (nā"b&obreve;b), n. [hind. nawāb, from ar. nawāb, pl. of nāïb a vicegerent, governor. cf nawab.]
1. a deputy or viceroy in india; a governor of a province of the ancient mogul empire.
2. one who returns to europe from the east with immense riches: hence, any man of great wealth. " a bilious old nabob."
nabob
\na"bob\ (nā"b&obreve;b), n. [hind. nawāb, from ar. nawāb, pl. of nāïb a vicegerent, governor. cf nawab.]
1. a deputy or viceroy in india; a governor of a province of the ancient mogul empire.
2. one who returns to europe from the east with immense riches: hence, any man of great wealth. " a bilious old nabob."
Nabob Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Wikipedia English - The Free Encyclopedia |
Nabob
In colloquial usage in English since 1612, adopted in other Western languages, Nabob is a corrupted form of the Indian title Nawab, common because it was homophonous with the Bengali pronunciation. It was originally used in error to refer to Nawabs, but since at least 1764, acquired a specific meaning: commoners: a merchant-leader, of high social status and wealth. Often, in England, the term was applied to those recently returned from the colonies. Men from the East India Company frequently made vast fortunes; and resentment tended to build up against Company men returning to purchase estates traditionally the preserve of the established aristocracy.
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