maharaja

noun

Etymology: Etymology tree Hindi महाराजा (mahārājā)bor. English maharaja Borrowed from Hindi महाराजा (mahārājā). First attested in 1698.

1. A Hindu monarch ranking above a raja, an emperor.

   “I speak from a very intimate knowledge of their ways and habits after having spent a very happy twenty years amongst them with friends in every degree, from the Maharaja himself to some of the humblest coolies.”

   “Benny: Hey, T.C., what's a maharaja? Top Cat: What's a what? Benny: A maharaja. Top Cat: Oh, do I look like Daniel Webster? I didn't write no dictionary.”