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sultan Definition

sul·tan (sult′'n)

noun

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

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

sultan Synonyms

sultan

n.

soldian, grand seignior, emperor; see king 1, ruler 1.

sultan Usage Examples

Possessives

  • palace: On the way into Bandar we saw glimpses of the sultan's palace, with a gold dome glistening through the leafy grounds.
  • harem: The Spirit also investigates how Ebony wound up in a sultan's harem and why Commissioner Dolan harbored a criminal in his house.
  • monopoly: In 1667, the VOC, by subjecting the city of Macassar in Sulawesi, broke the sultan's monopoly in cloves.

Converse of object

  • break: In 1667, the VOC, by subjecting the city of Macassar in Sulawesi, broke the sultan 's monopoly in cloves.

Adjective modifier

  • Seljuk: The last Great Seljuk sultan of Western Iran died in battle in 1194 when the Great Seljuks were defeated by the Mongols.
  • Turkish: The Turkish sultan, counting on the support of Great Britain and France, refused the czar's demands.
  • former: Dating back to the 13th century, much of the Swahili structures are still intact, including mosques and a former sultan 's palace.
  • last: The palace of the last sultan of the Fur ruling dynasty, Ali Dinar, built in 1912, is a special tourist attraction.
  • local: Synopsis: Why should the manager of Mogul's Malaysian refinery insult the local sultan?
Sultan Quotes

Awake! for Morning in the bowl of night Has flung the stone that puts the stars to flight: And Lo! the Hunter of the East has caught The Sultan's turret in a noose of light.

—Fitzgerald, Edward