maharaja
mah-huh-RAH-juh · noun
HindiEnglish
Origin
English borrowed this word directly from Hindi महाराजा (mahārājā), with its first recorded use in 1698.
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Journey
English simply adopted the Hindi title as a name for a great ruling prince, and it has stayed largely tied to that sense since.