See Also: nabob(dictionary)

nabob (iou)



nabob noun. E17.
[Portuguese nababo or Spanish nabab from Urdu nawwab, nawab deputy governor: see NAWAB.]
Hist. (The title of) any of certain Muslim officials acting as deputy governors of provinces or districts in the Mughal Empire; a governor of an Indian town or district. E17.
A person of great wealth or (formerly) high rank; spec. a person returning from India with a large fortune acquired there; a wealthy luxury-loving person. arch. M18.
nabobess noun a female nabob; the wife of a nabob: M18.
nabobship noun (a) the rank or office of nabob; the state of being a nabob; (b) Hist. the territory or district subject to a nabob: M18.