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Rajput

proper noun

  1. military and landowning caste of north and central India
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Wiktionary

noun

Etymology: Borrowed from Hindi राजपूत (rājpūt), from Sanskrit राजपुत्र (rājaputra, “prince”), a compound of राजन् (rājan, “king”) and पुत्र (putra, “son”). See also the related term Fitzroy.

  1. A member of the kshatriya Hindu caste in India.
  2. A surname.