Rajah
['rɑ:dʒə]
Definition
(a.) A native prince or king; also, a landholder or person of importance in the agricultural districts.
Typed by Jerry
Definition
n. a native prince or king in Hindustan.—ns. Raj (ré‹? rule; Ra′jahship the dignity or principality of a rajah; Rajpoot Rajput (ré‹?poot′) a member of various tribes in India descended either from the old royal races of the Hindus or from the warrior caste.
Checked by Flossie
Examples
- One of the largest diamonds known (weight 367 carats) was found in Borneo about a century ago, and belongs to the Rajah of Mattan. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- The noblemen, the rajahs, hunted; life was largely made up of love stories. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
Typist: Oliver