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sul⋅tan

  [suhl-tn]
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–noun
1. the sovereign of an Islamic country.
2. (often initial capital letter) any of the former sovereigns of Turkey.
3. any absolute ruler or despot.
Origin:
1545–55; < MF < Turk < Ar sulṭān sovereign

Related forms:
sul⋅tan⋅ic  [suhl-tan-ik] , adjective
sul⋅tan⋅like, adjective
sul⋅tan⋅ship, noun
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Word Origin & History

sultan 
1555, from M.Fr. sultan "ruler of Turkey" (16c.), from Arabic sultan "ruler, king, queen, power, dominion," from Aramaic shultana "power," from shelet "have power." His wife, mother, daughter, concubine, or sister is a sultana (1585), from It. fem. of sultano, from Arabic sultan.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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