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maharani

  (mä'hə-rä'nē) pronunciation
or ma·ha·ra·nee n., pl. -nis or -nees.
  1. The wife of a maharajah.
  2. A princess in India ranking above a rani, especially the sovereign ruler of one of the former native states.
  3. Used as a title for such a woman.

[Hindi mahārānī, from Sanskrit mahārājñī : mahā-, great + rājñī, queen.]


 
 
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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: a great rani; a princess in India or the wife of a maharaja
  Synonym: maharani

 
 

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