n.
Variant: or ma · ha · ra · jah
Pronunciation: ˌ mä-h ə - ' rä-j ə , - ' rä-zh ə
Function: noun
Etymology: Hindi & Urdu mah ā r ā ja, from Sanskrit, from mahat great + r ā jan raja; akin to Latin rex king ― more at MUCH , ROYAL
Date: 1698
: a Hindu prince ranking above a raja