Soldan
Americannoun
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the ruler of an Islamic country.
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Archaic. a sultan, especially the sultan of Egypt.
noun
Etymology
Origin of Soldan
1250–1300; Middle English < Middle French < Arabic. See sultan
Example Sentences
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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
Palmerin, as in duty bound, espoused the princess’s quarrel, slew Amaran in single combat, and by doing so won the good graces of the Soldan, whom he assisted in the war with Phrygia which followed.
From Legends & Romances of Spain by Spence, Lewis
January 12, 1573, copy discovered in the MSS. of the National Library, Paris, by Prof. Soldan, and printed in Appendix XI. of his history.
From History of the Rise of the Huguenots Volume 2 by Baird, Henry Martyn
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