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‖ begum|ˈbiːgəm|
Also 7 beggoon, begun, 9 beegum, begaum.
[Urdū (Pers.) begam, ad. Eastern Turkish bigím princess, fem. of big, bik prince (in Osmanli beg, bey).]
A queen, princess, or lady of high rank in Hindustan.
1634Sir T. Herbert Trav. (1677) 99 Queen, Begun. 1786Burke Art. W. Hastings Wks. XI. 381 Prayer was made not to dishonour the Begum (a princess of great rank, whose husband had been killed in the battle). 1841Macaulay W. Hastings, Ess. III. 431 Jewels torn from Indian Begums. |