dewan


de·wan

D0184100 (dĭ-wän′)n. Any of various government officials in India, especially a regional prime minister.
[Hindi dēvān and Urdu dēwān, from Persian dēvān, variant of dīvān, government office; see divan.]

dewan

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diwan

n1. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) (formerly in India) the chief minister or finance minister of a state ruled by an Indian prince2. (Historical Terms) (formerly in India) the chief minister or finance minister of a state ruled by an Indian prince[C17: from Hindi dīwān, from Persian dēvan register, book of accounts; see divan]