raj

Short definition from Wiktionary

Noun

1. 1
   Reign; rule.
2. 2
   A system of government where authority is exercised by a specific group.

Proper noun

1. 1
   Ellipsis of British Raj, the period of colonial rule of the Indian subcontinent by the British Empire between 1858 and 1947.
2. 2
   The whole period of British influence or rule in the Indian subcontinent from the 1600s to 1947.
3. 3
   A surname.
4. 4
   A male given name.
5. 5
   Abbreviation of Rajasthan.
6. 6
   A diminutive of the male given name Rajiv.