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(sult′'n)

noun

a Muslim ruler
the former monarch of Turkey

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

See sultan in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

A ruler of a Muslim country, especially of the former Ottoman Empire.
A powerful person: a sultan of vice and corruption.

Origin:

Origin: French

Origin: , from Old French, ruler of Turkey

Origin: , from Turkish

Origin: , from Arabic sulṭān

Origin: , from Aramaic šulṭānā, ruler

Origin: , from šəlaṭ, to rule; see šlṭ in Semitic roots

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