maharajadhiraja

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noun

A royal ruler's title in South and Southeast Asia, roughly meaning 'great king of kings', a prestigious indication of the princely state's particularly high rank.

OriginSanskrit महाराजाधिराज →
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Meanings

nounmaharajadhiraja (plural maharajadhirajas)

plural maharajadhirajas · alternative Maharajadhiraja

  1. A royal ruler's title in South and Southeast Asia, roughly meaning 'great king of kings', a prestigious indication of the princely state's particularly high rank.

    After the Gurkha royal house of Saha (Shah) united Nepal, it raised its title from raja not just to rajadhiraja, as the rulers of the annexed states, but to maharajadhiraja, a status claim corroborated by marital alliances with the noblest Indian dynasties.

Origin

  1. Sanskritमहाराजाधिराज“great king of kings”
  2. Englishmaharajadhiraja

Borrowed from Sanskrit महाराजाधिराज (mahārājādhirāja, “great king of kings”).

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Translations

Dutch maharajadhiraja
  • maharajadhirajatitle
Hindi महाराजाधिराज
  • महाराजाधिराज (mahārājādhirāj)title
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Chicago

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