maharani:
(also ‘maharanee‘; plural: ‘maharanis‘; for the right pronunciation of this word, pleaseclick here; male: ‘maharaja’ <<< previous entry)
the title of the wife of a maharaja, or a woman-ruler of a state (an area/region) above the rank of a ‘rani’ in ancient and medieval India (before and until the British rule in India);
any ordinary (non-royal) woman with a great talent in a particular field who can command and control others,
a maharani
When Maharni Gayatri Devi of Jaipur passed away people of all walks of life felt sad as if they had lost their own mother.
There are a few Indian maharanis, as there are a few maharajas, still living in India and other places around the world, enjoying the title ‘Maharani’ but with only a fraction of the wealth they used to have in the past.
The present day maharanis occasionally give audience to the common people, especially during some ceremonies held in honour of them or on special occasions at the institutions they once patronised.
Some female managers act high-handedly bossing over the other staff members as if they were the maharanis of the offices.
