peshwa

名词 n.
/ˈpeɪʃwɑː/   

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. Originally, a chief minister under the Marathi princes; later, (the title of) each of the rulers of the Marathi kingdom in central India from 1713–1818. historical
    — I need not inform the Board that the power which the Peshwas have possessed for about forty years past, is an Usurpation on the Sovereign authority vested by the Constitution in the Raja Sahoo, the last who retained it […]

词形变化

peshwas plural peishwa alternative peishwah alternative peshwah alternative

词源

From Urdu پیشوا (peśvā), from Classical Persian پیشوا (pēšwā).
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