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  2. Indian honorifics - Wikipedia

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    A Maratha Durbar showing the Chief and the nobles (Sardars, Jagirdars, Sarpatil, Istamuradars & Mankaris) of the state.. Indian honorifics are honorific titles or appendices to names used in the Indian subcontinent, covering formal and informal social, commercial, and religious relationships.

  3. Sinhala honorifics - Wikipedia

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    A legion of honorifics are in use in the present Sinhala language to accentuate the social and ethical importance of the people the speaker or writer is addressing. . Generally, elders, teachers, strangers, political/spiritual leaders, renowned people and customers in the Sinhala society are referred to with honorifics, while the younger people and students

  4. Chhatrapati - Wikipedia

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    Chhatrapati is a royal title from Sanskrit used to denote a king. The word "Chhatrapati" is a Sanskrit language compound word of chhatra (parasol or umbrella) and pati (master/lord/ruler). [1] This title was used by the House of Bhonsle, between 1674 and 1818, as the heads of state of the Maratha Confederacy.

  5. Maratha titles - Wikipedia

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    The titles used by royalty, aristocracy and nobility of the Maratha Empire. Chhatrapati: Chhatrapati is an Indian royal title most equivalent to a King or an Emperor. It means the 'Lord of the Parasol' [1] and is a title conferred upon the founder of Maratha Empire, Chhatrapati Shivaji. The title is also used by Shivaji's descendants.

  6. Honorary titles of Indian leaders - Wikipedia

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    Honorary title Meaning Statesman Photos Azad "Free" () Figuratively = "The Freed Soul" Chandra Shekhar Tiwari [1] [2] • Babasaheb • Mooknayak "The Respected Father" ().

  7. Madura English–Sinhala Dictionary - Wikipedia

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    Madura English–Sinhala Dictionary (Sinhala: මධුර ඉංග්‍රීසි–සිංහල ශබ්දකෝෂය) is a free electronic dictionary service developed by Madura Kulatunga.

  8. Ceylonese Mudaliyars - Wikipedia

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    Mudaliyar is a Tamil title, derived from the word mudhal, meaning "first", and the honorific suffix yar, meaning "The first" as in the person of the first rank. [5] [6] The position was created in the 17th century by the Portuguese to function as a link between the colonial administration and the local populace, as they had done in South India.

  9. Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus - Wikipedia

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    In 2017, the station was again renamed "Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus" (with code CSMT), where the title Maharaj has literal meaning, "Great king; emperor." [12] Both former initials "VT" and the current, "CST", are also commonly used. [13] The terminus is the headquarters of India's Central Railway.