Definition of Rajput

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Raj·put also Raj·poot    (räjpt) KEY  

NOUN:

A member of any of several powerful Hindu landowning and military lineages inhabiting northern and central India.

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ETYMOLOGY:
Hindi rjpt, from Sanskrit rjaputra, king's son : rj, king ; see rajah + putra, son

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