单词 | nawab |
释义 | nawabn. 1. In South Asia: a Muslim official who acted as a deputy ruler or viceroy of a province or district under the Mughal empire (now historical); any governor of a town or district, or person of high status. Also: the title of such a person. Cf. nabob n. 1a.Sometimes an honorary title of high rank, without specific office. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > social class > nobility > [noun] > noble person or man > of other foreign countries earl1585 starosta1607 illustrissimo1623 fidalgo1638 nawab1682 society > authority > rule or government > ruler or governor > governor of province, dependency, or colony > governors by country > [noun] > in India nabob1612 naib1625 subedar1681 nawab1682 subah1753 rajpramukh1948 1682 W. Hedges Diary 29 Oct. (1887) I. 43 At 9 in ye morning I went to wait on ye Navab..I was directed..to sit over against ye Nabob... When it was done ye Navob called my Vekeel, James Price. 1789 tr. Gholam Hossëin Khan Sëir Mutagherin II. 19 My lord, Nawab, answered the Mirza, in getting up instantly. 1809 Visct. Valentia Voy. I. 381 I was surprised that I had heard nothing from the Nawaub of the Carnatic. 1834 A. Burnes Trav. Bokhara III. iii. 76 He left us..to take..charge of the Shikarpoor district during the absence of his brother, the Nawab. 1878 N. Amer. Rev. 127 139 Native rajahs and powerful nawobs. 1949 L. Smith Let. 22 Aug. in M. Williams Way to Lord's (1983) xi. 224 A team of Indian students which included the Nawab of Pataudi. 1985 P. Ziegler Mountbatten ii. xxxv. 442 The Nawab himself had not attended the meeting of the Chamber of Princes. 1993 Times 25 Mar. 37/6 What goes through the mind of the daughter of a nawab living in purdah when she is surprised by the police at the door. ΘΚΠ the mind > possession > wealth > [noun] > rich or wealthy person rich manOE richOE Divesc1386 richlingc1445 stuffed manc1460 cob1548 wealthling1581 tercel-gentle1597 good liver1602 goldfinch1603 fill-sack1641 dorado1643 wealth-monger1654 a man, etc. of fortune1732 nabob1760 nawab1826 rico1844 abounder1876 high roller1876 fat cat1928 richie1954 wealth-holder1957 jet-setter1959 1826 M. M. Sherwood Lady of Manor IV. xix. 135 A certain Nawaub or old Civilian from the East Indies, who was reported to have more rupees than wit. 1878 G. Smith Life J. Wilson (1879) i. 20 The previous generation had seen..burghs bought and sold by Anglo-Indian nawabs. Derivatives naˈwabship n. the position or office of nawab; governorship. ΘΚΠ society > authority > rule or government > ruler or governor > governor of province, dependency, or colony > governors by country > [noun] > in India > position of nabobship1753 subahship1753 subedari1765 nawabship1889 1889 Dict. National Biogr. XVII. 326/1 Vazir Ali..had lately been deposed from the nawabship of Oudh. 1971 Jrnl. Asian Stud. 30 570 The early Nizams fought and negotiated with the Marathas to the west, claimants to the Nawabship of the Carnatic and their French or English allies in the south, and various local rulers. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1682 |
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