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sultan — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • sultan noun A ruler of a Muslim state or empire, especially historically in places like the Ottoman Empire or Brunei.

Senses

sultan is used for these senses in English:

  • sultan 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 1957) or an empire such as the Turkish Ottoman Empire.