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
His effigy on his tomb tramples a Soldan, whose face has been duly painted green by the artist—an interesting relic, according to Mr. J.G.
From Highways and Byways in Surrey by Thomson, Hugh
The frightful levity of these latter methods is shown by Soldan.
From La Sorcière: The Witch of the Middle Ages by Michelet, Jules
And the first soldan was Zarocon, that was of Media, as was father to Saladin that took the Caliph of Egypt and slew him, and was made soldan by strength.
From The Travels of Sir John Mandeville by Mandeville, John, Sir
Niquea, the daughter of an Eastern soldan, had fallen in love with him by report, and had sent him her picture by the hands of a favourite dwarf.
From Legends & Romances of Spain by Spence, Lewis
In that castle dwell alway, to keep it and to serve the soldan, more then 6000 persons, that take all their necessaries off the soldan’s court.
From The Travels of Sir John Mandeville by Mandeville, John, Sir
And after, they chose another to be soldan, that they clept Tympieman; and he let deliver Saint Louis out of prison for a certain ransom.
From The Travels of Sir John Mandeville by Mandeville, John, Sir
They afterwards sent Peter Martyr ambassador to the soldan to explain and justify their measure.
From The Life and Voyages of Christopher Columbus (Volume II) by Irving, Washington
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