Rani Definition

ränē
ranees, ranis
noun
ranis
The wife of a raja.
American Heritage
In India, the wife of a rajah or a woman who is a queen or princess in her own right.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
  • ranee

Other Word Forms of Rani

Noun

Singular:
rani
Plural:
ranis

Origin of Rani

  • From Hindustani रानी / رانی (rānÄ«), from Sanskrit राज्ञी (rā́jñī, “queen, princess").

    From Wiktionary

  • Hindi rānī from Sanskrit rājñī feminine of rājā, rājñ- raja raja

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Rani Sentence Examples

  • The rani of Jhansi also rose in rebellion, to become known as "the best man upon the side of the enemy."

  • A college, founded by government in 1853, was made over in 1888 to a local committee, being mainly supported by the munificence of the rani Svarnamayi.

  • During the mutiny of 1857, however, many of the chiefs rose against the British, the rani of Jhansi being a notable example.

  • The principal works intended to form portions of the history, and either published by himself or left in manuscript, are Historia Ventorum, Historia Vitae et Mortis, Historia Densi et Rani, and the extensive collection of facts and observations entitled Sylva Sylvarum.

  • News now arrived that the rebel army under Tantia Topi and the rani of Jhansi had attacked Sindhia, whose troops had gone over to the rebels and delivered Gwalior into their hands.

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Words Starting With

RRARAN

Words Ending With

INIANI

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rani

Words Starting With R and Ending With I

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4 Letter Words4 Letter Words Starting With R4 Letter Words Ending With I