单词 | white rajah |
释义 | > as lemmasWhite Rajah White Rajah n. now historical any of the three Rajahs belonging to the English family of Brooke who ruled Sarawak between 1841 and 1941; also in extended use. ΘΚΠ society > authority > rule or government > ruler or governor > [noun] > Indian or Asian ruler > specific White Rajah1843 1843 Morning Post 6 Dec. 3/6 After spending a few days at Court, his Majesty the King gave the ‘white Rajah’, as he was called, full permission to explore his domain. 1909 S. Baring-Gould & C. A. Bampfylde (title) A history of Sarawak under its two White Rajahs, 1839–1908. 1966 New Statesman 1 July 21/1 Her role is somewhere between a White Rajah and a VSO. 1974 Radio Times 19 Mar. 37/3 The story of the last White Rajah of Sarawak. 2012 N.Y. Times (National ed.) 4 Mar. (Business section) 8/5 In time, he became a kind of ‘white rajah’ in Saipan, championing the island's byzantine struggle for autonomy from the United States government. < as lemmas |
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