— nabobery /nay"bob euh ree, nay bob"euh ree/ , nabobism , n. — nabobish, nabobical , adj. — nabobishly, nabobically , adv. — nabobship , n.
/nay"bob/ , n.
1. any very wealthy, influential, or powerful person.
2. Also, nawab . a person, esp. a European, who has made a large fortune in India or another country of the East.
3. nawab (def. 1).
[ 1605-15; nawab. See NAWAB ]