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单词 rajpramukh
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rajpramukhn.

Brit. /ˈrɑːdʒprəmʊk/, U.S. /ˈrɑdʒprəˌmʊk/
Origin: A borrowing from Sanskrit. Etymon: Sanskrit rājapramukha.
Etymology: < modern Sanskrit rājapramukha principal among kings (also with vernacular pronunciation rājpramukh ) < Sanskrit rāja- , combining form of rājan king (see raja n.1) + Sanskrit pramukha first, foremost < pra- forth, forward (pro n.1, adj.1, and prep.) + mukha face. The first element is now sometimes reanalysed as < Hindi rāj state, government (see raj n.).
Now historical.
In India between 1948 and 1956 (the date of the States Reorganization Act): (an administrative title accorded to) the principal raja of a state comprising the territory of one or more former princely states.
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rajpramukh1948
1948 Times 16 July 3/5 Sardar Patel [sc. the deputy Prime Minister] installed the Maharaja of Patiala as Rajpramukh for life.
1950 G. N. Joshi Constit. of India 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.
1962 Times 26 Jan. (India Suppl.) p. xx/4 With the reorganization of the states, the office of Rajpramukh was abolished.
1994 J. Brown Mod. India 346 In units developed from ex-princely states..princes also received a constitutional position of leadership in the new democratic context with the title of Rajpramukh.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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