Definition of nizam
: one of a line of sovereigns of Hyderabad, India, reigning from 1713 to 1950
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Origin and Etymology of nizam
Hindi & Urdu nizām, order, governor, ultimately from Arabic niḍhām
First Known Use: 1769
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