sultan
IPA: sˈʌɫtʌn
noun
- (historical) The holder of a secular office, formally subordinate to, but de facto the power behind the throne of, the caliph.
- A hereditary ruler in various Muslim states (sultanate), varying from petty principalities (as in Yemen), often vassal of a greater ruler, to independent realms, such as Oman, Brunei, Morocco (until 1956) or an empire such as the Turkish Ottoman Empire.
- (card games, uncountable) A variant of solitaire, played with two decks of cards.
- A breed of chicken originating in Turkey, kept primarily in gardens for ornamental reasons. See: sultan (chicken)
- A surname.
- A glacier in Antarctica
- A village in Azerbaijan
- A coastal town in Libya
- An unincorporated community in Ontario
- A town, village and mountain range in Turkey
- A city and river in Washington
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Examples of "sultan" in Sentences
- The Sultan has the absolute power.
- His father was an advisor to the Sultan of Deli.
- The event alarmed both the patriarch and sultan.
- Sultan is just the most eloquent of Islam's critics.
- The Sultan was killed in a fracas with the Portuguese.
- The power of the Emirs surpassed the capacity of the Sultans.
- The task of the resident was to advise the Sultan politically.
- The France of the Crusades even became the ally of the sultan.
- The society was hierarchical, with the sultan serving as despot.
- The sovereignty of the sultanate was transferred to the parliament.