Princely state
noun
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Noun
- 1 a political state, in the widest sense, which is ruled as or like a principality in the generic sense, regardless of the ruler's actual title and rank.
- 2 a political state, in the widest sense, which is ruled as or like a principality in the generic sense, regardless of the ruler's actual title and rank.; a vassal state under the indirect rule of the British Raj, which is governed by an Indian ruler India, Pakistan, historical