Soldan

[ sol-duh n, sohl-, sohd-n ]

/ ˈsɒl dən, ˈsoʊl-, ˈsoʊd n /

noun

the ruler of an Islamic country.

Archaic. a sultan, especially the sultan of Egypt.

Origin of Soldan

1250–1300; Middle English < Middle French < Arabic. See sultan

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Examples from the Web for soldan

And, therefore, I shall tell you what the soldan told me upon a day in his chamber.
The Travels of Sir John Mandeville|John Mandeville
The other barons then all took leave of him and followed the Soldan into the hall where he had caused make ready the bed.
The Decameron of Giovanni Boccaccio|Giovanni Boccaccio
Themselves sought out the bait; it was not flung to them by the Soldan.
The Talisman|Sir Walter Scott
A little more inactivity, good mother, and I shall be in league with the Soldan against Philip.
The Life and Death of Richard Yea-and-Nay|Maurice Hewlett

Soldan, a corruption of Sultan, and denoting in mediæval romance the Saracen king.
The Nuttall Encyclopaedia|Edited by Rev. James Wood

British Dictionary definitions for soldan

soldan

/ (ˈsəʊldən, ˈsɒl-) /

noun

an archaic word for sultan

Word Origin for soldan

C13: via Old French from Arabic: sultan

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