Meanings
plural peshwas · alternative peishwa · alternative peishwah · alternative peshwah
- historicalOriginally, a chief minister under the Marathi princes; later, (the title of) each of the rulers of the Marathi kingdom in central India from 1713–1818.
Malik Ambar made it his business to watch Chengiz closely as he managed his role as peshwa.
2016, Sunil Khilnani, Incarnations, Penguin, published 2017, page 1271 more example
I need not inform the Board that the power which the Peshwas have possessed for about forty years past, is an Usurpation on the Sovereign authority vested by the Constitution in the Raja Sahoo, the last who retained it […]
1783, James Capper, A free inquiry into the various causes of the alarming state of our affairs in the East Indies
Origin
- Classical Persianپیشوا
- Marathiपेशवा
- Englishpeshwa
Borrowed from Marathi पेशवा (peśvā), from Classical Persian پیشوا (pēšwā).
More words from Marathi, Classical Persian
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Bengali পেশওয়া
- পেশওয়া (peśōẇa)Translations
Hindi पेशवा
- पेशवा (peśvā)Translations
Persian پیشوا
- پیشوا (pēšwā /pišvâ)Translations
Punjabi ਪੇਸ਼ਵਾ, پیشوا
- ਪੇਸ਼ਵਾ (peśvā)Translations
- پیشوا (peśoā)Translations
Tamil பேஷ்வா
- பேஷ்வா (pēṣvā)Translations
Cite this entry
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