nabobshipn.
/ˈneɪbɒbʃɪp/, U.S. /ˈneɪˌbɑbʃɪp/ Now rare.
1. The office or rank of nabob; the position or state of being a nabob.
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society > authority > rule or government > ruler or governor > governor of province, dependency, or colony > governors by country > [noun] > in India > position of
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1753 London Mag. Mar. 131/1 Mahomed was restored to the nabobship of Arcot.
1763 R. Orme Hist. Mil. Trans. Brit. Nation I. 369 A Moorish dress distinguished likewise with ornaments peculiar to the Nabobship.
1808 Edinb. Rev. Jan. 463 The nabobship of the Carnatic has been vested in the present family for more than a half a century.
1876 J. Grant Hist. India I. xxxii. 168/1 The latter..now succeeded to the nabobship of Oude.
2. The territory or district governed by or subject to a nabob.
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society > authority > rule or government > territorial jurisdiction or areas subject to > territory under a governor or official > [noun] > under specific governors in India
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1761 London Mag. 30 183 Every nabob [has] the appointment of all the polygars in his nabobship.
1798 T. Pennant View of Hindoostan II. 12 These provinces are now annexed to the great nabobship of the Carnatic.
1862 H. Beveridge Comprehensive Hist. India I. iii. ii. 412 Pondicherry..belonged nominally to the nabobship of Arcot.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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