महाजन

हिन्दी (hindi) WN

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A dictionary, Marathi and English

   A merchant or trader. 4 also महाजनी m An hereditary officer in a village, kasbá, or city. His business is to superintend the trade of, and to assist in collecting the tax from, certain classes of traders.

Aryabhushan School Dictionary

  m  A virtuous man. A merchant. An hereditary office, in a city.

A Sanskrit English Dictionary

महा—जन  n.  m. (sg.; rarely pl.) a gr° multitude of men, the populace ( °ने ind. in the presence of a gr° number of men, in public), [MBh.]; [R.]; [Kāv.] &c.

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   a gr° or eminent man, gr° persons, [Pañcat.]
   the chief or head of a trade or caste, [MW.]
   a merchant (?), [Pañcat.]
महा—जन  mfn.  mfn. (a house) occupied by a gr° number of men, [MBh.]

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Shabda-Sagara

महाजन  m.  ( -नः)
   1. A virtuous or illustrious man, a great man.
   2. A merchant, a trader.
   3. The mob.
    E. महा great, जन a man.

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