maharanin.

Brit.

/ˌmɑː(h)əˈrɑːni/,

/məhɑːˈrɑːni/, U.S.

/ˌmɑ(h)əˈrɑni/

Forms: 1800s maharanee, 1800s– maharani. Also with capital initial (esp. as a title).

Origin: A borrowing from Hindi. Etymon: Hindi mahārāṇī.

Etymology: < Hindi mahārāṇī < Sanskrit mahā- great (see mickle adj.) + rājñī (see rani n.). N.E.D. (1904) gives (maharā·nī) /mahaˈrɑːniː/ as the pronunciation.

(The title of) the wife or widow of a maharaja.

ΘΚΠ

society > authority > rule or government > ruler or governor > sovereign ruler or monarch > other independent rulers > [noun] > maharajah > wife of

maharani1855

1855 H. H. Wilson Gloss. Judicial & Revenue Terms India 318/1 Mahárání,..the principal wife of a Rájá, or a queen in her own right: applied also in courtesy to Hindu ladies of rank, although not of princely dignity.

1862 H. Beveridge Comprehensive Hist. India III. viii. vi. 472 The maharajah was..childless. His wife, the maharanee, was..only twelve years of age.

1924 J. Buchan Ld. Minto x. 280 The Maharani sang Scots songs to him from behind the purdah.

1938 W. V. Grigson Maria Gonds of Bastar i. 3 The late Chief, Maharani Prafulla Kumari Devi, at her accession in 1924 was the last legitimate survivor of one of the most ancient royal families of southern India.

1971 R. Russell tr. A. Ahmad Shore & Wave ix. 110 God knows how many maharanis' hearts he had conquered.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2000; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	maharani
释义	maharanin. Brit. /ˌmɑː(h)əˈrɑːni/, /məhɑːˈrɑːni/, U.S. /ˌmɑ(h)əˈrɑni/ Forms: 1800s maharanee, 1800s– maharani. Also with capital initial (esp. as a title). Origin: A borrowing from Hindi. Etymon: Hindi mahārāṇī. Etymology: < Hindi mahārāṇī < Sanskrit mahā- great (see mickle adj.) + rājñī (see rani n.). N.E.D. (1904) gives (maharā·nī) /mahaˈrɑːniː/ as the pronunciation. (The title of) the wife or widow of a maharaja. ΘΚΠ society > authority > rule or government > ruler or governor > sovereign ruler or monarch > other independent rulers > [noun] > maharajah > wife of maharani1855 1855 H. H. Wilson Gloss. Judicial & Revenue Terms India 318/1 Mahárání,..the principal wife of a Rájá, or a queen in her own right: applied also in courtesy to Hindu ladies of rank, although not of princely dignity. 1862 H. Beveridge Comprehensive Hist. India III. viii. vi. 472 The maharajah was..childless. His wife, the maharanee, was..only twelve years of age. 1924 J. Buchan Ld. Minto x. 280 The Maharani sang Scots songs to him from behind the purdah. 1938 W. V. Grigson Maria Gonds of Bastar i. 3 The late Chief, Maharani Prafulla Kumari Devi, at her accession in 1924 was the last legitimate survivor of one of the most ancient royal families of southern India. 1971 R. Russell tr. A. Ahmad Shore & Wave ix. 110 God knows how many maharanis' hearts he had conquered. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2000; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1855
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