Definition of "rajah" [ra•jah]

• A prince, chief, or ruler in India or the East Indies. (noun)

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• "This so-called rajah, Ramchund Rao, died without issue in 1835."
• "On their arrival they were received and brought up amid large wax torches, and the person who was to read them was stationed on a raised platform; standing below him was the rajah, with a saber in his hand; in front of the rajah was his brother, Pangeran Jaffer, with a tremendous kempilan drawn; and around were the other brothers and myself, all standing -- the rest of the company being seated."
• "There he was the guest of a rajah, that is, a sort of king."