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‖ rajpramukh|ˈrɑːdʒprəmʊk|
[Hindi, f. rājya state + pramukh chief.]
In the Republic of India between 1948 and 1956, a governor of a state which was formerly a princely state or which resulted from the unification of several princely states.
1949Britannica Bk. of Year 339/1 The remainder [of the Indian states] were grouped under the aegis of a Rajpramukh or presiding prince into 30 homogeneous groups, the rulers retaining their titles, dignities, and personal estates [in 1948]. 1950G. N. Joshi Constitution of India vii. 232 The head of a Part B State is called the Rajpramukh. Ibid. xix. 342 As the executive heads of the Union and the State, the President and the Governor or Rajpramukh are given immunity from proceedings in court. 1957Listener 5 Dec. 925/1 The Ruler..has since become..Rajpramukh of Rajasthan. 1958G. Mikes East is East 171 He [sc. the Nizam of Hyderabad] became rajpramukh—appointed democratic governor—of his own state and all has gone well ever since. 1962Times 26 Jan. (India Suppl.) p. xx/4 The office of Rajpramukh was abolished. |