sultan

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6
Words With Friends
9
Letters
6
Pronunciation
/ˈsʌltən/

Definition of sultan

11 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. (countable, historical, uncountable)The holder of a secular office, formally subordinate to, but de facto the power behind the throne of, the caliph.
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noun

  1. (countable, historical, uncountable)The holder of a secular office, formally subordinate to, but de facto the power behind the throne of, the caliph.
  2. (countable, uncountable)A hereditary ruler in various Muslim states (sultanate), varying from petty principalities (as in Yemen), often vassal of a greater ruler, to independent realms, such as Oman, Brunei, Morocco (until 1957) or an empire such as the Turkish Ottoman Empire.
    “Here from the king's mountain view Here from the wild dream come true Feast like a sultan, I do On treasures and flesh never few”
  3. (uncountable)A variant of solitaire, played with two decks of cards.
  4. (countable, uncountable)A breed of chicken originating in Turkey, kept primarily in gardens for ornamental reasons. See: sultan (chicken)

name

  1. A surname.
  2. A glacier in Antarctica
  3. A village in Azerbaijan.
  4. A coastal town in Libya.
  5. An unincorporated community in Ontario.
  6. A town, village and mountain range in Turkey.
  7. A city and river in Washington.

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Etymology

Etymology tree Arabic سُلْطَان (sulṭān)bor. Ottoman Turkish سلطانbor. ▲ Arabic سُلْطَان (sulṭān)der. Middle French sultanbor. ▲ Arabic سُلْطَان (sulṭān)bor. Medieval Latin sultanusbor. English sultan Borrowed from Middle French sultan or Medieval Latin sultanus, from Ottoman Turkish سلطان (sultan), from Arabic سُلْطَان (sulṭān, “strength, authority, ruler”). Compare Hebrew שִׁלְטוֹן (shiltón) and סוּלְטָן (sultán). Doublet of soldan.

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