Na"bob (nā"bŏb), n. [Hind.
nawāb, from Ar. nawāb, pl. of
nāïb a vicegerent, governor. Cf Nawab.]
1. A deputy or viceroy in India; a governor of a
province of the ancient Mogul empire.
2. One who returns to Europe from the East
with immense riches: hence, any man of great wealth. " A
bilious old nabob." Macaulay.