Meaning of Sultan | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A surname.
2. Rare spelling of sultan.
   alt-of, rare
3. The holder of a secular office, formally subordinate to, but de facto the power behind the throne of, the caliph.
   countable, historical, uncountable
4. A glacier in Antarctica
5. 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.
   countable, uncountable
6. A village in Azerbaijan.
7. A variant of solitaire, played with two decks of cards.
   uncountable
8. A coastal town in Libya.
9. A breed of chicken originating in Turkey, kept primarily in gardens for ornamental reasons. See: sultan (chicken)
   countable, uncountable
10. An unincorporated community in Ontario.
11. A town, village and mountain range in Turkey.
12. A city and river in Washington.

Equivalents

Examples

“Here from the king's mountain view Here from the wild dream come true Feast like a sultan, I do On treasures and flesh never few”

“Seljouk was the prime minister of Sultân Bighoû, sovereign of Kipjak; he established himself, with his tribe, in the countries of Samarcand and Bokhara, where they became converted to the religion of Islâm.”

“According to the custom of Tīmūriya sulṭāns on such occasions, I had seated myself on a raised seat (tūshāk); […]”

“The Turkish sulṭān was mentioned in the khuṭba it is true, but dependence was not expressed in any form indicating submissions. To avert all eventualities, England on April 30, 1888 concluded treaties of protection with the sulṭāns of Bāl Ḥāf and Bīr ʿAlī in which the latter in return for an annual payment bound themselves to enter into no relations with foreign powers without English approval.”

“Later Saljūq sulṭāns were on occasion obliged to resort to desperate expedients in an attempt to control over-mighty muqṭaʿs.”

“Ṭughril Khān was a shrewd politician as he tried to pacify the Delhi sulṭāns by regularly sending gifts to them, although in practice he often behaved as if he was an independent ruler.”

“In return for their patronage, the various Seljuk sulṭāns and local commanders sought legitimacy for their rule through charismatic Sufi leaders, some of whom claimed to hold both temporal and spiritual power.”

“These buildings are from the time of different sulṭāns and are buildings of extreme grandeur and glory.”

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