/moh"geuhl, -gul, moh gul"/ , n.
1. any of the Mongol conquerors of India who established an empire that lasted from 1526 to 1857, but held only nominal power after 1803. Cf. Great Mogul .
2. any of their descendants.
3. ( l.c. ) an important, powerful, or influential person: a mogul of the movie industry.
4. a Mongol or Mongolian.
5. Railroads. a steam locomotive having a two-wheeled front truck, six driving wheels, and no rear truck. See table under Whyte classification .
adj.
6. of or pertaining to the Moguls or their empire.
Also Moghul, Mughal (for defs. 1, 2, 6).
[ 1580-90;
mughul MONGOL ]