Raj·put also Raj·poot  (räj'pōōt)  n. A member of any of several powerful Hindu landowning and military lineages inhabiting northern and central India. [Hindi rājpūt, from Sanskrit rājaputraḥ, king's son : rājā, king; see rajah + putraḥ, son.] |
| rajpoot | |
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| a member of the dominant Hindu military caste in northern India [syn: Rajput] |