- nawab⇄nawab, noun.
1. a native ruler in India under the Mogul empire; nabob. Nawabs were viceroys or direct deputies of the reigning head of the government.
2a. a very rich man; nabob.
b. any important or powerful person. - Nawab⇄Nawab, noun.
a title given to important Moslems in India, giving princely status immediately below that of the Nizam of Hyderabad.