Maharanan.
/ˌmɑː(h)əˈrɑːnə/, /məhɑːˈrɑːnə/, U.S. /ˌmɑ(h)əˈrɑnə/ (The title of) the ruler of Udaipur, a state in India until 1947, when it became part of Rajasthan. Also added as a title to the names of certain Rajput rulers.
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1823 J. Malcolm Mem. Central 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.
1876 L. Rousselet India & Native Princes xiv. 168 In my conversations with the Maharana I learnt several curious particulars concerning the fauna of the country.
1899 R. Kipling From Sea to Sea I. 65 To return..to modern Udaipur... The Maharana and the Prime Minister..divide the power of the State.
1906 W. 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.
1971 Femina (Bombay) 2 Apr. 65/2 A former palace of the Maharana of Udaipur, the Lake Palace Hotel is presently run by the Maharana himself.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2000; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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