ranin.

Brit.

/ˈrɑːniː/,

/ˌrɑːˈniː/, U.S.

/ˈrɑni/,

/rɑˈni/

Forms: 1600s–1700s ranna, 1700s ranni, 1700s ranny, 1700s rhanny, 1700s–1800s rany, 1700s– ranee, 1700s– rannee, 1800s rane, 1800s ranie, 1800s rannie, 1800s– rani.

Origin: Of multiple origins. Partly a borrowing from Marathi. Partly a borrowing from Rajasthani. Partly a borrowing from Hindi. Partly a borrowing from Nepali. Etymons: Marathi rāṇī; Rajasthani rāṇī; Hindi rānī; Nepali rānī.

Etymology: Partly < Marathi rāṇī and Rajasthani rāṇī, and partly (in later use) < Hindi rānī and Nepali rānī, all ultimately < Sanskrit rājñī , feminine of rājan raja n.¹ Compare earlier raja n.¹ and Rana n.

Now historical.

In South Asia: a queen; a wife or widow of a raja.

ΘΚΠ

society > authority > rule or government > ruler or governor > sovereign ruler or monarch > other independent rulers > [noun] > other Indian, Asian, or Muslim > woman

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1698 J. Fryer New Acct. E.-India & Persia iv. iii. 162 The Ranna, the relict of Sham Shanker Naig; who now Rules in her Son's Minority.

1781 W. Popham Let. 11 Nov. in J. Grant Hist. India (1876) I. xlix. 254/1 The Rhanny is allowed to reside in this province.

1798 W. Belsham Hist. Great Brit. III. 88 The articles of the capitulation..were neverthless shamefully and outrageously broken, the person of the Rannee and her attendants grossly insulted, and their effects plundered.

1817 J. Mill Hist. Brit. India II. v. vii. 614 The Rannee, that is, the widow of the deceased Rajah.

1841 M. Elphinstone Hist. India II. xi. ii. 495 He dispatched the ráni and her infants in disguise.

1858 H. Beveridge Comprehensive Hist. India I. iii. iv. 431 He made the ranee prisoner.

1888 Times 1 Oct. 5/2 At Chumbi the political officer had an interview with the Ranee.

1917 A. Huxley Let. 11 Dec. (1969) 139 The Ranee should be entertaining when she re-appears.

1941 C. Porter Compl. Lyrics (1983) 216 People all say she's a mah'rajah's ranee, came from Bombay by way of the Swanee.

1990 V. S. Naipaul India: Million Mutinies (1991) vi. 375 My mother is a rani in her own right, a woman of great pride.

2004 N.Y. Rev. Bks. 13 May 40/1 And Lakshmi Bai, the rani of Jhansi, died fighting the armies of the British Raj in 1858.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	rani
释义	ranin. Brit. /ˈrɑːniː/, /ˌrɑːˈniː/, U.S. /ˈrɑni/, /rɑˈni/ Forms: 1600s–1700s ranna, 1700s ranni, 1700s ranny, 1700s rhanny, 1700s–1800s rany, 1700s– ranee, 1700s– rannee, 1800s rane, 1800s ranie, 1800s rannie, 1800s– rani. Origin: Of multiple origins. Partly a borrowing from Marathi. Partly a borrowing from Rajasthani. Partly a borrowing from Hindi. Partly a borrowing from Nepali. Etymons: Marathi rāṇī; Rajasthani rāṇī; Hindi rānī; Nepali rānī. Etymology: Partly < Marathi rāṇī and Rajasthani rāṇī, and partly (in later use) < Hindi rānī and Nepali rānī, all ultimately < Sanskrit rājñī , feminine of rājan raja n.¹ Compare earlier raja n.¹ and Rana n. Now historical. In South Asia: a queen; a wife or widow of a raja. ΘΚΠ society > authority > rule or government > ruler or governor > sovereign ruler or monarch > other independent rulers > [noun] > other Indian, Asian, or Muslim > woman rani1698 1698 J. Fryer New Acct. E.-India & Persia iv. iii. 162 The Ranna, the relict of Sham Shanker Naig; who now Rules in her Son's Minority. 1781 W. Popham Let. 11 Nov. in J. Grant Hist. India (1876) I. xlix. 254/1 The Rhanny is allowed to reside in this province. 1798 W. Belsham Hist. Great Brit. III. 88 The articles of the capitulation..were neverthless shamefully and outrageously broken, the person of the Rannee and her attendants grossly insulted, and their effects plundered. 1817 J. Mill Hist. Brit. India II. v. vii. 614 The Rannee, that is, the widow of the deceased Rajah. 1841 M. Elphinstone Hist. India II. xi. ii. 495 He dispatched the ráni and her infants in disguise. 1858 H. Beveridge Comprehensive Hist. India I. iii. iv. 431 He made the ranee prisoner. 1888 Times 1 Oct. 5/2 At Chumbi the political officer had an interview with the Ranee. 1917 A. Huxley Let. 11 Dec. (1969) 139 The Ranee should be entertaining when she re-appears. 1941 C. Porter Compl. Lyrics (1983) 216 People all say she's a mah'rajah's ranee, came from Bombay by way of the Swanee. 1990 V. S. Naipaul India: Million Mutinies (1991) vi. 375 My mother is a rani in her own right, a woman of great pride. 2004 N.Y. Rev. Bks. 13 May 40/1 And Lakshmi Bai, the rani of Jhansi, died fighting the armies of the British Raj in 1858. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1698
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