| Name | Definition |
|---|---|
| AD | Anno Domini, i.e. in the year of our Lord referring to the year of Christ’s birth |
| ADC | aide-de-camp. A military officer who serves as an adjutant to a higher-ranking officer, prince or other high political dignitary. |
| Amir | Arabic term which signifies a chief, prince and commandar |
| Ahsan Jang | Excellent in war |
| Ali Jah | Of exalted dignity |
| Amin ud-Daula | Trustee of the State |
| Amir | Prince, chief |
| Amir ud-Daula Sayyid ul-Mulk Mumtaz Jang | A prince of the State, distinguished in war |
| Amir ul-Umara | Chief of the nobles |
| Arustu-i-Zaman | Aristotle of His Time |
| Asaf Jah | As noble and exalted as Asaf, the grand vizier of King Solomon according to the Muslims |
| Azam | Great |
| Azam ul-Umara | The greatest of the nobles |
| Azim ul-Iqtidar | Most powerful |
| Badshah | Or Padishah, from pad, ‘a seat,’ ‘a throne,’ and shah, a prince — meaning Emperor, Monarch, Sovereign; the title of supreme sovereign among the Indians, Persians, and Turks. |
| Bahadur | Brave; a hero; at the end of a name a title = the English “Honourable” |
| Bahadur Desai | Desai (Mar.), ruler of a province |
| Bahadur Jang | Brave in war |
| Brar Bans | Offspring of a Barar (a Jat tribe. The Raja of Faridkot is head of the tribe — Griffin. |
| Barar Bans Sarmur | Sarmur, crowned head |
| Begum | Lady, queen |
| Beglar Begi | Lord of lords |
| Bhanwar | Title of a Rajput Noble during the lifetime of their grandfather |
| Bhanwar Baisa | Title of a Rajput girl during the lifetime of their grandfather |
| Bhumia | From Bhum (Earth, land, soil, ground). A proprietor. A landlord. |
| Bhup | Sovereign, king |
| Brijendra | Lord of Braj, an epithet of Krishna |
| Chhatrapati Maharaj | Lord of the umbrella. A king entitled to have an umbrella carried over him as a mark of dignity. |
| Court of Wards | A legal body created by the East India Company served the purpose of safeguarding heirs and their estates when the heir was considered a minor, a person who has not attained his majority and, consequently, is incapable of independent action. See Ward. |
| Darbar | Darbar (or Durbar) is speculated to have been a Persian term, meaning a court or levee, a state council, or a ceremonial gathering. It is a very ancient Indian institution where the Indian Ruler sits to entertain strangers, receive petitions and presents, give commands, and see and to be seen; it is customary to address a Chief as Darbar in Kathiawar. |
| Deshmukh | An hereditary native under the former Marathi Governments |
| Diler Jang | Intrepid in war |
| Dinkar Rao | Dinkar (Sanskrit), Day-maker, the sun. See Rao. |
| Diwan | A minister, a chief officer of State |
| dspl | decessit sine prole legitima (Latin, ‘died without legitimate issue’) |
| dsp | decessit sine prole (Latin, ‘died without issue’) |
| dspm | decessit sine prole mascula [superstite] (Latin, ‘died without surviving male issue’) |
| dspml | decessit sine prole mascula legitima (Latin, ‘died without legitimate male issue’) |
| dspms | decessit sine prole mascula superstite (Latin, ‘died without surviving male issue’) |
| dsps | decessit sine prole superstite (Latin, ‘died without surviving issue’) |
| Farzand-i-Arjumand, Aqidat-Paiwand-i-Daulat-i-Inglishia | Beloved and faithful son of the English Government |
| Farzand-i-Dilband Rasikh-ul-Itiqad-i-Daulat-i-Inglishia | Beloved and trusty son of the English Government |
| Farzand-i-Dilpazir-i-Daulat-i-Inglishia | Esteemed son of the English Government |
| Farzand-i-Khas-i-Daulat-i-Inglishia | Favourite son of the English Government |
| Farzand-i-S’aadat Nishan-i-Hazrat-i-Kaiser-i-Hind | A son emblematical of the good auspices of Her Majesty the Empress of India |
| Fateh Jung | Victorious in War |
| Fidvi-i-Hazrat-i-Malikha-i-Muaz-zama-i-Rafi-ud-Darja-i-Inglistan | A servant of Her August Majesty the Queen of England, who is exalted in position |
| FRAM | Fellow of the Royal Academy of Music |
| FRAS | Fellow of the Royal Asiatic Society |
| FRCM | Fellow of the Royal College of Music |
| FRCP | Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians |
| FRGS | Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society |
| FRS | Fellow of the Royal Society |
| Gambhir Rao | Sagacious Chief |
| Ghorpade | Karansinh and his son Bhimsinh scaled the walls of the otherwise impregnable hill fort of Khelna (Vishalgad/Vishalgarh) by means of a rope tied to a monitor lizard, called “Ghorpad” in Marathi, and for this gallant service, received the title Raja Ghorpade Bahadur along with a Jagir of 84 villages at Mudhol from the Bahamani Sultan. |
| Hafiz ul-Mulk | Guardian of the Country |
| H.E.H. | His Exalted Highness, title created for the Nizams of Hyderabad and Berar. On 24th October 1936, a new Agreement was concluded between the King Emperor and the Nizam, definitively recognizing and re-affirming Nizam sovereignty over Berar and allowing for its administration with the Central Provinces under the Government of India Act, 1935; the King-Emperor commanded that, with effect from 18th November 1936, the Nizam and his successors shall hold the dynastic title of “His Exalted Highness the Nizam of Hyderabad and Berar” in recognition of his sovereignty in the territory of Berar, and further to grant the title of “His Highness the Prince of Berar” to the Heir-Apparent of His Exalted Highness the Nizam of Hyderabad and Berar and of his successor. |
| H.H. | A title of respect used to address rulers of salute states or their wives, it is typically used with a possessive adjective: “His Highness (for a man),” “Her Highness (for a woman),” “Their Highnesses (the plural of H.H.),” and the form used to address a ruler or his wife is Your Highness. |
| Himmat Bahadur | Brave champion |
| Hisam us-Sultanat | Sword of the Empire |
| Hizabr Jang | Lion of the battle |
| Ihtisham ud-Daula | Pomp of the State |
| Ihtisham ul-Mulk | Pomp of the Country |
| Imad ul-Mulk | Pillar of the State |
| Indar | Indra |
| Jai Deo | God of victory |
| Jalal ud-Daula | Glory of the State |
| Jam | Chief |
| Jiwai | Village(s) held by the holder for the purposes of maintenance by virtue of a grant made by a Ruler of a Princely State or by a Talukdar of a Taluka (or Estate) |
| Khan | Lord, prince, title of Muslim nobles |
| Khan Bahadur | Brave lord |
| Khanzada | Son of a Khan |
| Kiritapati | Possessor of the diadem |
| Kulasekhara | Head (Shekhara) of the race (Kulam) |
| Kumar | Prince |
| Kunwar | Prince, title for a son of a living Rajput Noble |
| Lokendra | Protector of the world |
| maha | great |
| Mahant | Head of a religious order |
| Mahand Raj Sabha | The Mahand Raj Sabha, or Council of Direction and Revision, was the highest tribunal in Mewar (Udaipur State), composed of nobles and officials of the State. |
| Maharaj | title used by collateral descendants of a princely state, particularly in Rajasthan |
| Maharajkumar | Son of a Maharaja |
| Maharaj Rana | Supreme Rana or king |
| Maharaja | Great Raja or king |
| Maharajadhiraj | Lord Paramount, king of kings |
| Nazrana | Tributes and Presents. It was paid to the supreme ruler of a state on different occasions and under various circumstances by his subjects, especially by prominent vassals and dignitaries, in token of their loyal allegiance and unflinching cooperation and help. |
| née | Used to indicate the original, former, or legal name. |
| q.v. | Literally, “which see,” the letters stand for the Latin words quod vide, which serve to indicate that more facts on a term are available elsewhere, thereby directing the reader to other entries for further information. |
| Ward | A person in respect of whose person or the whole or any part of whose property, or of whose person and property, the Court of Wards has assumed superintendence. |