Maharaja

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  maharaja \maharaja\, maharajah \ma*ha*ra"jah\, n. [Skr.
     mah[=a]r[=a]ja; mahat great + r[=a]ja king.]
     A sovereign prince in India; a Hindu prince or king in India
     ranking above a raja; -- a title given also to other persons
     of high rank.
     [1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  maharaja
       n : a great raja; a Hindu prince or king in India ranking above
           a raja [syn: {maharajah}]