Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The title of the native ruler of Baroda or the Gaikwar's Dominions, a native state of Mahratta origin in western India, now under British control.
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Baroda is a non-tributary, independent native state of the first rank, lying directly north of the province of Bombay, and its ruler is called a "gaikwar," which signifies "cowherd," and the present possessor of that title is one of the biggest men in the empire, one of the richest and one of the greatest swells.
Modern India William Eleroy Curtis 1880
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The regalia of the gaikwar intended for state occasions, which was worn by him at the wedding, is valued at $15,000,000.
Modern India William Eleroy Curtis 1880
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It was shown that a previous prime minister had been poisoned by direct orders of his chief and that with his own hands the gaikwar had beaten one of his own servants to death.
Modern India William Eleroy Curtis 1880
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Khande Rao, whom he had poisoned, was allowed to exercise the right of adoption, and her choice fell upon the present gaikwar, then a lad of eleven, belonging to a collateral branch of the family.
Modern India William Eleroy Curtis 1880
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It is surrounded by a botanical garden, in which the late gaikwar, who was passionately fond of plants and flowers, took a great deal of interest and spent a great deal of money.
Modern India William Eleroy Curtis 1880
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The present gaikwar was placed upon the throne in 1874 by Lord Northbrook, when he was Viceroy of India, to succeed Malhar Rao, one of those fantastic persons we read about in fairy stories but seldom find in real life.
Modern India William Eleroy Curtis 1880
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