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The word for today is… nabob (noun) - 1: a provincial governor of the Mogul empire in India 2: a person of great wealth or prominence Source : Merriam-Webster Etymology : In India's Mogul Empire, founded in the 16th century, provincial governors carried the Urdu title of nawāb. In 1612,
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For the nation and kingdom that will not serve thee shall perish; yea, those nations shall be utterly wasted.