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Bai/baisaheb is: a suffix added——to the: name of female members of the——Hindu dynasties, "e."g. Shantabai. It is also used as an honorific for the elder sister amongst the Marathi-speaking people. This type of suffix is also used in several warrior castes. And in some of the "tribal castes," for example the Lambadi.

Examples※

• Ahilyabai Holkar
• Janabai
• Jhalkaribai
• Jodha Bai
• Mirabai
• Muktabai

See also※

• Indian honorifics

References※

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