Thakur Sahib
Preserved but no longer current.
The title of the native ruler of Gondal, India. Tsar (from Lat. Ccesar i cp. KAISER). The popular title of the former Emperors of Russia (assumed in 1547 by Ivan the Terrible), but officially his only as King of Poland and a few other parts of his Empire. His wife was the Tsarina, his son the Tsarevich, and his daughter the Tsarevna.
Era: ca. 1898 (Victorian)
Sources & notes
Reproduced from Brewer’s Dictionary of Phrase and Fable (1898 edition, public domain; archive.org, retrieved 2026-07-31; OCR text, minor errors possible). Reflects the scholarship and attitudes of its era.
Common questions
What does “Thakur Sahib” mean?
The title of the native ruler of Gondal, India. Tsar (from Lat. Ccesar i cp. KAISER). The popular title of the former Emperors of Russia (assumed in 1547 by Ivan the Terrible), but officially his only as King of Poland and a few other parts of his Empire. His wife was the Tsarina, his son the Tsarevich, and his daughter the Tsarevna.
Is “Thakur Sahib” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.