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Entry 2 senses Webster, 1913

Nabob

/(nā"bŏb)/ · Na·bob · IPA /ˈneɪbɑb/
01 n. A deputy or viceroy in India; a governor of a province of the ancient Mogul empire.
  1. 1.
    A deputy or viceroy in India; a governor of a province of the ancient Mogul empire.
  2. 2.
    One who returns to Europe from the East with immense riches: hence, any man of great wealth.