Hypertext Webster Gateway: "nabob"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
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.
2. One who returns to Europe from the East with immense
riches: hence, any man of great wealth. `` A bilious old
nabob.'' --Macaulay.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
nabob
n : a wealthy man (who made his fortune in the Orient)
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