Found 2 items, similar to sultan.
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: sultan
sultan
n : the ruler of a Muslim country (especially of the former
Ottoman Empire) [syn:
grand Turk]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Sultan
Sultan
\Sul"tan\, n. [F. sultan (cf. Sp. soldan, It. sultano,
soldano), Ar. sult[=a]n sultan, dominion. Cf.
Soldan.]
A ruler, or sovereign, of a Mohammedan state; specifically,
the ruler of the Turks; the Padishah, or Grand Seignior; --
officially so called.
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Sultan flower. (Bot.) See
Sweet sultan, under
Sweet.
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