Na″bob (nā″bŏb), n. [Hind. nawāb, from Ar. nawāb, pl. of nāïb a vicegerent, governor. Cf. Nawab.] 1. A deputy or viceroy in India; a governor of a province of the ancient Mogul empire.
2. One who returns to Europe from the East with immense riches: hence, any man of great wealth. “ A bilious old nabob.” Macaulay.