begum 1
/bee"geuhm, bay"-/ , n.
(in India) a high-ranking Muslim woman, esp. a widow.
[ 1625-35; begam begim, appar. a deriv. of beg. See BEY ]
begum 2
/bi gum"/ , v.t., begummed, begumming .
to smear, soil, clog, etc., with or as if with gum or a gummy substance.
[ BE- + GUM 1 ]