What is a nabob?

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Why: In The Shadow of the Wind, p. 235:

The police and Jausà's lawyers were responsible for closing the file on the case, but the nabob Jausà wanted to continue.

Also in Aladdin, the Genie sings:

I'm on the job, you big nabob
You ain't never had a friend like me

Answer: This:

1. a provincial governor of the Mogul empire in India
2. a person of great wealth or prominence

Source: Merriam Webster

The More You Know: From Hindi navāb & Urdu nawāb, from Arabic nuwwāb, plural of nā'ib, "governor"