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sul·tan (sult′'n)

noun

  1. a Muslim ruler
  2. the former monarch of Turkey

Etymology: Fr < Ar sulṭān, ruler, prince, orig., dominion

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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