Soldan
noun
the ruler of an Islamic country.
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
But every knighte of his round table Did stand both still and pale; For, whenever they lookt on the grim Soldan, It made their hearts to quail.
From English and Scottish Ballads (volume 3 of 8) by Various
It was clothed in purple cloth which had been given to him by the Soldan, and remained thus more than ten years.
From The Boy's Book of Heroes by Helena Peake
And ye shall understand that the soldan is lord of five kingdoms, that he hath conquered and appropred to him by strength.
From The Travels of Sir John Mandeville by Sir John Mandeville
Adic'ia, wife of the soldan, who incites him to distress the kingdom of Mercilla.
From Character Sketches of Romance, Fiction and the Drama, Vol. 1 A Revised American Edition of the Reader's Handbook by Ebenezer Cobham Brewer
The soldan, he thy neighbour, will be won, Surely with men and money thee to aid: By him with evil eye King Pepin's son, So strong in Africa, will be surveyed.
From Orlando Furioso by William Stewart Rose
Martyr discharged the duties of his embassy with great ability; obtained permission from the soldan to repair the holy places at Jerusalem, and an abolition of various extortions to which Christian pilgrims had been subjected.
From The Life and Voyages of Christopher Columbus (Volume II) by Washington Irving
And, therefore, I shall tell you what the soldan told me upon a day in his chamber.
From The Travels of Sir John Mandeville by Sir John Mandeville
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