'Nabob' definitions:
Definition of 'nabob'
(from WordNet)
noun
A governor in India during the Mogul empire [syn: nawab, nabob]
noun
A wealthy man (especially one who made his fortune in the Orient)
Definition of 'Nabob'
From: GCIDE
- 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. [1913 Webster]
- 2. One who returns to Europe from the East with immense riches: hence, any man of great wealth. "A bilious old nabob." --Macaulay. [1913 Webster]