II.—LIST OF INDIAN TITLES, WITH A GLOSSARY OF THEIR
MEANINGS WHERE KNOWN.
TITLES. | MEANING. | |
---|---|---|
Achchhan | Achchhan (Malayalam a fathe, used also as a title of respect, and in Malabar applied especially to the males of the Royal family who have no office or official rank in the State (Glos. of Indian Terms). | |
Ahmudan gaung Tazeik-ya Min (A.T.M. after name) | Recipient of a medal for good service (Burmese). | |
Ahsan Jang | Excellent in war. | |
Ajahat Sar Deshmukh | (Ajahat, Persian Wajahat a title of honour to a Vicegerent or representative, as one exhibiting the presence of a fully authorised deputy (Mar. Diet.) |
Alijdh (Sindhia) . . .
Amin-ud-daula" (Tonk)
Amir ......
Amir-ud-daula" Sayyid-ul-Mulk Mumta*z
Jang
Amir-ul-Umara .....
Arbdb
Asaf Jdh (Nizdm) ....
Azam ......
Azam-ul-Umara (Baoni)
Azim-ul-Iktiddr (Sindhia) .
Bahddur
Bahddur Desai .....
Bahadur Jang (Bhartpur) .
Bara"r Bans (Faridkot)
Bardr Bans Sirmur (Na"bha)
Begam (Bhopdl. See Nawdb Begam)
Beglar Begi (Kaldt) .
Bhup (Kuch Behar) .
Bohmong (Chief of the Regritsa
Maghs)
Brajendra (Bhartpur)
Chaube
Chaudhri ......
Chhatrapati Mahdraj (Kolhapur)
DaVar
Deshmukh
Of exalted dignity.
Trustee of the State.
Prince, chief.
A prince of the State, distinguished in
war.
Chief of the nobles.
Lord.
An Asaf (Solomon's Wazir, according
to the Muhammadans) in dignity.
Very great.
The greatest of the nobles.
Most powerful.
Brave ; a hero ; at the 'end of a name a
title = the English "Honourable."
Desdi (Mar/^Truler of a province.
Brave in war.
Offspring of a Bardr (a Jat tribe. The
Raja" of Faridkot is head of the
tribe Griffin).
Sirmur^ a crowned head.
Lady ; queen ; title of Mughal ladies.
Lord of lords. The Governor of
Shiraz holds this title in Persia.
Sovereign, king.
(Arakanese) Head leader.
Lord of Braj, an epithet of Krishna.
A caste distinction.
Head man of a village ; an honorific
form of address.
Lord of the umbrella. A king entitled
to have an umbrella carried over
him as a mark of dignity.
A just prince, a sovereign.
An hereditary native officer under the
former Governments (Marathi).