Defn: A sovereign prince in India; — a title given also to other persons of high rank.
MAHARIF
Ma`ha*rif", n. (Zoöl.)
Defn: An African antelope (Hippotragus Bakeri). Its face is striped with black and white.
MAHARMAH
Ma*har"mah, n.
Defn: A muslin wrapper for the head and the lower part of the face, worn by Turkish and Armenian women when they go abroad.
MAHATMA
Ma*hat"ma, n. [Skr. mahatman, lit., great-souled, wise.] (Theosophy)
Defn: One of a class of sages, or "adepts," reputed to have knowledge and powers of a higher order than those of ordinary men. — Ma*hat"ma*ism (#), n.
MAHDI
Mah"di, n. Etym: [Ar., guide, leader.]
Defn: Among Mohammedans, the last imam or leader of the faithful. The Sunni, the largest sect of the Mohammedans, believe that he is yet to appear.
Note: The title has been taken by several persons in countries where
Mohammedanism prevails, — notably by Mohammad Ahmed, who overran the
Egyptian Sudan, and in 1885 captured Khartum, his soldiers killing
General Gordon, an Englishman, who was then the Egyptian governor of
the region.