princely state (English, noun)
expansion: princely state (plural princely states)
Senses:
glosses: a political state, in the widest sense, which is ruled as or like a principality in the generic sense, regardless of the ruler's actual title and rank.
glosses: a political state, in the widest sense, which is ruled as or like a principality in the generic sense, regardless of the ruler's actual title and rank.
a vassal state under the indirect rule of the British Raj, which is governed by an Indian ruler
qualifier: more specifically
tags: India
Pakistan
historical
Forms:
form: princely states
tags: plural