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Webster 1913 Edition


Begum

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Be′gum

,
Noun.
[Per., fr. Turk., perh. properly queen mother, fr. Turk.
beg
(see
Beg
,
Noun.
) + Ar.
umm
mother.]
In the East Indies, a princess or lady of high rank.
Malcom.