Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Sultan"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
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.
{Sultan flower}. (Bot.) See {Sweet sultan}, under {Sweet}.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
sultan
n : the ruler of a Muslim country (especially of the former
Ottoman Empire) [syn: {Grand Turk}]
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