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Nabob Nay Bob Noun Governor India Mogul Empire Called

Front nabob \NAY-bob\
Back noun
1. A governor in India under the Mogul Empire. Also called nawab.
2. A person of wealth and prominence.

[Hindi nawab, nabab, from Arabic nuwwab, pl. of na'ib, deputy.]

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