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Yuvaraja|jʊvəˈrɑːdʒə| Also Jubaraj, Yuvaraj, Yuveraj, Yuvraj. [a. Hindi, f. Skr. yuva- young + rājā: see raja, rajah.] The male heir to an Indian state or principality; the crown prince.
1893R. Lethbridge Golden Bk. India p. xv, In some of the Orissa Tributary Maháls..the heir-apparent is styled Jubaraj or Yuvaraj. 1916N. Singh King's Indian Allies i. xii. 150 To distinguish the heir-apparent from the other sons, it is customary to call the former by some distinctive title, Yuvaraja in the case of Hindus. 1931Times of India 6 Nov. 5/4 On May 28, 1930, he was received, with the Yuvraj, at Court at Buckingham Palace. 1937W. H. Saumarez Smith Let. 3 Jan. in Young Man's Country (1977) ii. 50 On the 30th, I saw Prince Jaya's father, the Yuvaraja. 1953E. M. Forster Hill of Devi 161 Vikky, henceforward to be referred to as the Yuvraj (Crown Prince), had now developed into a charming and intelligent youth. 1978‘M. M. Kaye’ Far Pavilions iii. 54 The young crown-prince, Lalji, Yuveraj of Gulkote. 1982K. Singh Heir Apparent i. 1 The birth of a Yuvaraj (heir apparent) was always a matter for rejoicing. |