Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Maharajah \Ma*ha*ra"jah\, n. [Skr. mah[=a]r[=a]ja; mahat great +
   r[=a]ja king.]
   A sovereign prince in India; -- a title given also to other
   persons of high rank.

Source : WordNet®

maharajah
     n : a great raja; a Hindu prince or king in India ranking above
         a raja [syn: {maharaja}]