raja

Variant of rajah

rajah definition

ra·jah or raja ra′ja (rä′jə, -jä)

noun

  1. a prince or chief in India
  2. a Malay or Javanese chief

Etymology: Hindi rājā < Sans rājan < rāj, to rule < IE base *reĝ-, to put in order > right, L rex, king

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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