Nawab - Dictionary Definition and Overview

Nawab :  (noun)

1: a governor in India during the Mogual empire [syn: nabob]

Based on WordNet 2.0

Nawab : \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.

Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

Nawab : \Na*wab"\, n. A rich, retired Anglo-Indian; a nabob.

Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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