maharajah, maharaja n. A sovereign prince in India; a Hindu prince or king in India ranking above a raja; a title given also to other persons of high rank.
... leader-writer of the 'East Rand Express' offer to the Empire in place of the generous help rendered to it by the Maharajah of Mysore, a lad of only eighteen years of age, who besides the services of his men gave the "trifle" of 330,000 Pounds, or in place of the present of the Nizam of Hyderabad, who contributed 396,000 Pounds towards the cost of the Hyderabad contingent; ... — Native Life in South Africa, Before and Since • Solomon Tshekisho Plaatje Read full book for free!