Hypertext Webster Gateway: "khan"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Khan \Khan\, n. [Pers. & Tart. kh[=a]n.] [Also {kan}, {kaun}.]
A king; a prince; a chief; a governor; -- so called among the
Tartars, Turks, and Persians, and in countries now or
formerly governed by them.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Khan \Khan\, n. [Per. kh[=a]n, kh[=a]nah, house, tent, inn.]
An Eastern inn or caravansary. [Written also {kawn}.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Cham \Cham\, n. [See {Khan}.]
The sovereign prince of Tartary; -- now usually written
{khan}. --Shak.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
khan
n : an inn in some Eastern countries with a large courtyard that
provides accommodation for caravans [syn: {caravansary},
{caravanserai}, {caravan inn}]
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