NABOB


Meaning of NABOB in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈnā-ˌbäb ]

noun

Etymology: Hindi navāb & Urdu nawāb, from Arabic nuwwāb, plural of nā'ib governor

Date: 1612

1. : a provincial governor of the Mogul empire in India

2. : a person of great wealth or prominence

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.