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
At that time there were in Saragossa two Saracen Kings, Marsir, and Beligard, his brother, sent by the Soldan of Babylon from Persia to Spain.
From Mediaeval Tales by Morley, Henry
The Soldan strucke the knighte a stroke That made him reele asyde: Then woe-begone was that fayre ladye,145 And thrice she deeply sighde.
From English and Scottish Ballads (volume 3 of 8) by Various
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