(definition) by Webster 1913 Wed Dec 22 1999 at 1:23:12

Na*wab" (?), n. [See Nabob.]

A deputy ruler or viceroy in India; also, a title given by courtesy to other persons of high rank in the East.

 

© Webster 1913

Na*wab" (?), n.

A rich, retired Anglo-Indian; a nabob.

 

© Webster 1913

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