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Definition of Nabobs

Nabob
Nabob Na"bob (n[=a]"b[o^]b), n. [Hind. naw[=a]b, from Ar. naw[=a]b, pl. of n[=a]["i]b a vicegerent, governor. Cf Nawab.] 1. A deputy or viceroy in India; a governor of a province of the ancient Mogul empire. 2. One who returns to Europe from the East with immense riches: hence, any man of great wealth. `` A bilious old nabob.' --Macaulay.

Meaning of Nabobs from wikipedia

- India. Nabobs typically came from middle-class backgrounds and tended to be of Caledonian origin, often being seen as low born social climbers. Nabobs were...
- Look up nabob in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. A nabob, an English form of "nawab", is a merchant-leader of high social status and wealth. Nabob may also...
- California Republican Convention in San Diego, Agnew targeted "the nattering nabobs of negativism. They have formed their own 4-H Club—the 'Hopeless, Hysterical...
- According to one historian there were 55 "fabulously wealthy" nabobs of note in the 1850s. The nabobs were closely collected to one another by a web of kinship...
- East India Company and the Nabobs of the Carnatic Act 1806 Act of Parliament Parliament of the United Kingdom Long title An Act for enabling the Commissioners...
- Two ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Nabob, an earlier spelling for Nawab, a deputy provincial governor in the Mughal Empire. not the current...
- The Carnatic Sultanate (Persian: سلطنت کرناتک; Tamil: ஆற்காடு நவாப்; Urdu: کرناٹک ریاست) also known as Carnatic State or Arcot State was a kingdom in southern...
- 2020. Origin of NABOB Archived 3 December 2016 at the Wayback Machine, Merriam-Webster.com. Retrieved 16 September 2010. "nattering nabobs of negativism"...
- James Problems of Empire: Britain and India, 1757-1813 Nechtman, Tillman W. Nabobs: Empire and Identity in Eighteenth-Century Britain. Cambridge University...
- 16, 2011. Morrow, Lance (September 30, 1996). "Naysayer to the nattering nabobs". Time. Archived from the original on November 10, 2006. Retrieved July...