Found 2 items, similar to nawab.
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: nawab
nawab
n : a governor in India during the Mogual empire [syn:
nabob]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Nawab
Nawab
\Na*wab"\, n. [See
Nabob.]
1. A deputy ruler or viceroy in India; also, a title given by
courtesy to other persons of high rank in the East.
[1913 Webster]
2. A rich, retired Anglo-Indian; a nabob.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]