na·bob 
(nābŏb′)
(nābŏb′)n.
1. A governor in India under the Mughal Empire. Also called nawab.
2. A person of wealth and prominence.
[Hindi nawāb, nabāb, from Arabic nuwwāb, pl. of nā'ib, deputy, active participle of nāba, to represent; see nwb in the Appendix of Semitic roots.]