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sultaness

American  
[suhl-tn-is] / ˈsʌl tn ɪs /

noun

  1. sultana.


Gender

See -ess.

Etymology

Origin of sultaness

First recorded in 1605–15; sultan + -ess


Example Sentences

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The sultaness urged her to say nothing about it, as no one would believe so strange a tale.

From Journeys Through Bookland, Vol. 3 by Charles Herbert Sylvester

Sister, replies the sultaness, they are not comparable to those which I have to tell you next night, if the sultan, my lord and master, be so good as to let me live.

From The Arabian Nights Entertainments - Volume 01 by Anonymous

The sultan, being curious to hear wherein the Grecian king discovered his weakness, did further delay the death of the sultaness.

From The Arabian Nights Entertainments - Volume 01 by Anonymous

Sister, replies the sultaness, there are more wonderful things yet to come, if my lord the sultan will allow me to tell them you.

From The Arabian Nights Entertainments - Volume 01 by Anonymous

In a little time after, the sultaness, accompanied by her own women, and those of the princess, brought the bride.

From Types of Children's Literature by Walter Barnes

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