sultan — meaning in English

English meaning

• sultan noun A ruler of a Muslim state or empire, especially historically in places like the Ottoman Empire or Brunei.
• sultana noun A pale, seedless raisin made from a specific type of grape.

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.
• sultana A wife or mistress of a sultan.

sultana — full definition

1. noun A pale, seedless raisin made from a specific type of grape.
2. noun The wife, mother, or female relative of a sultan.

Related Turkish words