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By then the nizam no longer enjoyed real power.—Alex Traub, BostonGlobe.com, 8 Feb. 2023 The carriages of Rajasthan’s Palace on Wheels, launched in 1982, once belonged to maharajas and nizams.—Condé Nast Traveller, Condé Nast Traveler, 29 Nov. 2022
Word History
Etymology
Hindi & Urdu nizām, order, governor, ultimately from Arabic niḍhām