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ḥaẓrat (for A. حضرة , inf. n. of حضر 'to be present'), s.f. Presence;—dignity;—a title applied to any great man, the object of resort, your or his Majesty, Highness, Excellency, Eminence, Worship, or Holiness, etc. (when so used respectfully instead of a pronoun or name the gender of the person to whom it has reference is adopted):—ḥaẓrat-salāmat, Greeting to your Highness, etc.;—I bow to your Highness:—ḥaẓrat z̤ill-ě-subḥānī, His Majesty the Shadow of God, the king:—ḥaẓrat `īsā, Jesus Christ:—ḥaẓrat maryam, The Virgin Mary:—baṛe ḥaẓrat, s.m. A superior;—a consummate knave or rascal.
Origin: Persian