nabob

noun

1. （印度莫卧儿帝国时代的）穆斯林官员，穆斯林地方行政长官
   a Muslim ruler or officer in the Mogul empire
2. 富豪；要人
   a rich or important person

1. Madame de villefort, on the contrary, is burning with the desire of seeing this extraordinary nabob in his own house, therefore, she has with great difficulty prevailed on my father to accompany her.
   维尔福夫人却正相反，她特别想去看看这位奇怪富翁家里的情形，费了老大的劲儿才说服我的父亲陪她一起去。

noun

1. a wealthy man (especially one who made his fortune in the Orient)

2. a governor in India during the Mogul empire

   Synonym:    nawab