Associations to the word «Begum»

Wiktionary

BEGUM, verb. (transitive) To daub or cover with gum.
BEGUM, noun. A high ranking Muslim woman, especially in India and Pakistan
BEGUM, noun. The form of address for such a woman
BEGUM, proper noun. A Muslim honorific for a high-ranking woman, with its origin in India and Pakistan, that has become a surname in the west.

Dictionary definition

BEGUM, noun. A Muslim woman of high rank in India or Pakistan.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats