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sultanate

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sul⋅tan⋅ate

[suhl-tn-eyt]
–noun
1. the office or rule of a sultan.
2. the territory ruled over by a sultan.

Origin:
1815–25; sultan + -ate 3
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sul·tan·ate   (sŭl'tə-nāt')   
n.  
  1. The office, power, or reign of a sultan.

  2. A country ruled by a sultan.

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