Rajput
noun
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 A member of the kshatriya Hindu caste in India. historical
- 2 a member of the dominant Hindu military caste in northern India wordnet
- 3 A surname.
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Borrowed from Hindi राजपूत (rājpūt), from Sanskrit राजपुत्र (rājaputra, “prince”), a compound of राजन् (rājan, “king”) and पुत्र (putra, “son”). See also the related term Fitzroy.