n.
Variant: or ma · ha · ra · nee
Pronunciation: - ' rä-n ē
Function: noun
Etymology: Hindi & Urdu mah ā r ā n ī , from mah ā great (fr. Sanskrit mahat ) + r ā n ī rani
Date: circa 1855
1 : the wife of a maharaja
2 : a Hindu princess ranking above a rani