Soldan
noun
the ruler of an Islamic country.
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Soldan
American
[sol-duhn, sohl-, sohd-n]
/ ˈsɒl dən, ˈsoʊl-, ˈsoʊd n /
noun
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the ruler of an Islamic country.
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Archaic. a sultan, especially the sultan of Egypt.
soldan
British
/ ˈsəʊldən, ˈsɒl- /
noun
Etymology
Origin of Soldan
1250–1300; Middle English < Middle French < Arabic. See sultan
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Police Chief John Hayden said the girl and her family had attended a football exhibition about a block away at Soldan High School.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 24, 2019
After the family moved from Rochester to St. Louis, he was to all appearances happily enrolled at Soldan High School.
From Time Magazine Archive
David Paz Soldan, a 26-year-old lawyer, is patiently asking the Spanish-speaking caller.
From Time Magazine Archive
The king had just come home from war With the Soldan over sea; And Robin dwelt in merry Sherwood, And lived by archerie.
From The International Monthly, Volume 4, No. 4, November 1, 1851 by Various
Prof. Soldan has already exposed the mistake of Sismondi and others, who apply the popular nickname to the preceding peace of Longjumeau.
From History of the Rise of the Huguenots Volume 2 by Baird, Henry Martyn
He was sent ambassador extraordinary by Ferdinand and Isabella, in 1501, to Venice, and thence to the grand soldan of Egypt.
From The Life and Voyages of Christopher Columbus (Volume II) by Irving, Washington
In 1272 he took part with Louis IX. in a crusade to north Africa, where the French king died of fever, and Charles, after defeating the soldan of Tunis, returned to Sicily.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 8 "Chariot" to "Chatelaine" by Various
And before the soldan cometh no stranger, but if he be clothed in cloth of gold, or of Tartary or of Camaka, in the Saracens’ guise, and as the Saracens use.
From The Travels of Sir John Mandeville by Mandeville, John, Sir
Ferdinand and Isabella pressed the war with tenfold energy, and brought it to a triumphant conclusion in the next campaign, while the soldan was still carrying on a similar negotiation with the pope.
From The Life and Voyages of Christopher Columbus (Volume II) by Irving, Washington
"So, if men would but stand stock still like your soldan, you would play the tyrant with them, Master Proudfute?"
From The Fair Maid of Perth Or, St. Valentine's Day by Scott, Walter, Sir
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