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maharana|mɑːhəˈrɑːnə|
[Hindi, f. mahā great + rānā (dial. var. of rājā) rajah.]
= maharajah), spec. in the title of the Maharana of Udaipur.
1823J. Malcolm Mem. Cent. India I. viii. 342 The old chief immediately unbuckled his sword, which..he laid at the feet of the Maha Rana... Maha Rana means Great Prince, the title by which the rulers of Odeypoor are always distinguished. 1876L. Rousselet India & Native Princes xiv. 168 In my conversations with the Maharana I learnt several curious particulars concerning the fauna of the country. 1899Kipling From Sea to Sea I. 65 To return..to modern Udaipur... The Maharana and the Prime Minister..divide the power of the State. 1906W. Crooke Things Indian 398 Udaypur, the greatest of all, who claims descent from the god Ráma, and has a pedigree dating back to 144 a.d., calls himself Mahárána. 1971Femina (Bombay) 2 Apr. 65/2 A former palace of the Maharana of Udaipur, the Lake Palace Hotel is presently run by the Maharana himself. |