султа́н — meaning in English

English meaning

• panache noun A stylish, confident, and flamboyant way of doing something.
• plume noun A large, often decorative feather, or a cluster of feathers.
• sultan noun A ruler of a Muslim state or empire, especially historically in places like the Ottoman Empire or Brunei.

Senses

султа́н is used for these senses in English:

• panache (countable) An ornamental plume on a helmet.
• plume (archaic, literary, and, poetic) A cluster of feathers worn as an ornament, especially on a helmet; a hackle.
• sultan (historical) The holder of a secular office, formally subordinate to, but de facto the power behind the throne of, the caliph.
• 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.

plume — full definition

1. noun A large, often decorative feather, or a cluster of feathers.
2. noun A rising column of smoke, dust, or similar substance.
3. verb Of a bird: to smooth and arrange its feathers.
4. verb To feel proud of oneself, often excessively.

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