Meaning & use
naib
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A deputy or lieutenant governor in certain historical Muslim states, especially under the Ottoman and Mughal administrations.
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The naib governed the province in the sultan's absence, collecting taxes and dispensing justice.
Historians describe the naib as a crucial intermediary between local communities and the central government.
A note on using this word
Borrowed from Arabic "na'ib," meaning "substitute" or "deputy"; it appears mainly in historical and scholarly writing about Islamic administrations.
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deputyviceroy
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