Big Issue Crossword #1389

[MattJ]

In this weeks, I am stuck on the following clue:

Muslim nobleman (5).

I have **b*b

Thanks for any help please.

[Toorak]

Nabob

[Toorak]

Not sure that is correct - nabob refers to an Indian person of wealth/status

[MattJ]

That's what I thought as well.

For 2 down, 'Book of Scriptures' (5), I have Bible. It begins with a B and ends in E.

[Mamyalynne]

Nabob

HISTORICAL
a Muslim official or governor under the Mogul empire.

[Toorak]

Thank you - the definitions I saw didn’t include muslin

[MattJ]

I also looked up Nabob on Google, but couldn't find any reference to Muslim.

[MattJ]

So, can a Muslim official or governor under the Mogul empire, be classed as a Nobleman then ?

[Toorak]

Yes, I would have thought so - it was probably a high status position

[Toorak]

But nawab looks like a better fit?

https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/nawab

[Mamyalynne]

//Nawaab, Navaab, Navab, Nowab, Nabob or Nobab, was an honorific title ratified and bestowed by the reigning Mughal emperor to semi-autonomous Muslim rulers of subdivisions or princely states in the Indian subcontinent loyal to the Mughal Empire i.e. Nawabs of Bengal.//


I'd say yes too.

[Toorak]

Clearly nabob and nawab are alternative spellings of the same title

[MattJ]

Thank you, Toorak.

I will put Nabob in as the answer then.

Nawab doesn't fit with what I've got, the clues in the grid.

One down is clearly Bony, so that would make it n*b*b