noun
definition
A high-ranking Muslim woman, especially in India and Pakistan
definition
The form of address for such a woman
Examples of begums in a Sentence
The evidence now available seems to show that Warren Hastings did his best throughout to rescue the nawab from his own incapacity, and was inclined to be lenient to the begums.
Succeeding begums have taken a great interest in the work of governing the state, which they carried on with marked success.
Sheridan's speech in the House of Commons upon the charge relative to the begums of Oude probably excelled anything that Burke achieved, as a dazzling performance abounding in the most surprising literary and rhetorical effects.