Begum

  1. Proper noun.  A Muslim honorific for a high-ranking woman, with its origin in India and Pakistan, that has become a surname in the west.
  2. Noun.  a high ranking Muslim woman, especially in India and Pakistan.
  3. Noun.  the form of address for such a woman.

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