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sultan [ suhl -tn ] SHOW IPA
/ ËsÊl tn / PHONETIC RESPELLING
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noun
the sovereign of an Islamic country.
(often initial capital letter ) any of the former sovereigns of Turkey.
any absolute ruler or despot.
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Origin of sultan 1545â55; <Middle French <Turkish <Arabic suláčÄn sovereign
OTHER WORDS FROM sultan sul·tan·ic [suhl-tan -ik], /sÊlËtĂŠn ÉȘk/, adjective sul·tan·like, adjective sul·tan·ship, noun
Words nearby sultan Sulphur Springs ,
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sulphuryl ,
Sulpician ,
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sultana ,
sultanate ,
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sultry ,
Sulu
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monarch ,
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caesar ,
caliph ,
kaiser ,
khan ,
magnate ,
maharajah ,
majesty ,
mikado ,
mogul ,
overlord
How to use sultan in a sentence These recruits, in turn, were expected to fill up positions in the administration and more importantly serve as loyal followers of the sultan and his amirs.
Over time, the sultan formed his core bodyguards and crack troops from these slaves â as is evident from the recorded Jamdariyah guard and the Bahriyah regiment.
While the revamped regime has enabled Sultan to make a modest living for herself, at the much higher end of the economic spectrum, it has also allowed the generously-funded new Saudi sports industry to flourish.
She eventually married the Sultan , and served as a diplomat, political adviser, and his eyes and ears while he was away.
Ricky Gervais, the sultan of scorn, uttered that cheeky bit while emceeing the Golden Globes ceremony a few years back.
As a teenager, I was the mistress of his brotherâwho âgaveâ me as a gift to the sultan .
And yet it is the privilege of the prince and the sultan to misbehave.
At the time, the sultan was the wealthiest man in the world.
Just two weeks later, the Sultan issued his decree that shariah, Islamic law, would be the new law of the land.
Then came the Sultan (Abdul Hamid) himself in an open carriage, closely surrounded and guarded by officers.
In truth, the Sultan of Sulu was probably quite as unable as he was unwilling to carry out its provisions.
The Sultan declared he could never receive the Governor with such splendour, but he wanted him to promise to return his visit.
Only half convinced and full of suspicion, the Sultan walked on in a daze, as though he were going to his last doom.
The sultan of Turkey issued a firman granting new rights and privileges to his Christian subjects.
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British Dictionary definitions for sultan
noun
the sovereign of a Muslim country, esp of the former Ottoman Empire
an arbitrary ruler; despot
a small domestic fowl with a white crest and heavily feathered legs and feet: originated in Turkey
Derived forms of sultan sultanic (sÊlËtĂŠnÉȘk ), adjective sultan-like , adjective sultanship , noun Word Origin for sultan C16: from Medieval Latin sultÄnus, from Arabic sultÄn rule, from Aramaic salita to rule
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