khan

(kän, kan)

noun

a title given to Genghis Khan and his successors, who ruled Mongolian and Turkic tribes of central Asia and dominated most of Asia during the Middle Ages
a title given to various officials and dignitaries in Iran, Afghanistan, etc.

Origin: ME c(h)aan (sp. khan since 19th c.) < OFr chan or ML canus < Turkic khān, lord, prince < Mongolian qan, qaγan

noun

in Turkey and some other Asian countries, a public inn; caravansary

Origin: Ar khān

See khan in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

A ruler, an official, or an important person in India and some central Asian countries.
A medieval ruler of a Mongol, Tartar, or Turkish tribe.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English chan

Origin: , from Old French can

Origin: , from Turkish khān (from Old Turkic qaghan)

Origin: and from Mongolian qā'ān, ruler

noun

A caravansary in certain Asian countries.

Origin:

Origin: Arabic ḫān, inn

Origin: , from Persian khān, house

Origin: , from Middle Persian

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