Thesaurus: nabob
A deputy or viceroy in India; a governor of a province of the ancient Mogul empire.
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Definitions
- n. A deputy or viceroy in India; a governor of a province of the ancient Mogul empire.
- n. One who returns to Europe from the East with immense riches: hence, any man of great wealth.
- n. a governor in India during the Mogul empire
- n. a wealthy man (especially one who made his fortune in the Orient)
- 1. A deputy or viceroy in India; a governor of a province of the ancient Mogul empire. 2. One who returns to Europe from the East with immense riches: hence, any man of great wealth. " A bilious old nabob." Macaulay.
- n:100 n. a wealthy man (especially one who made his fortune in the Orient)