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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

SUL'TAN, n. [ Heb. to rule.] An appellation given to the emperor of the Turks, denoting ruler or commander.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: the ruler of a Muslim country (especially of the former Ottoman Empire) [syn: sultan, grand Turk]

Merriam Webster's

noun Etymology: Middle French, from Arabic sul??n Date: 1555 a king or sovereign especially of a Muslim state • sultanic adjective

Oxford Reference Dictionary

n. 1 a a Muslim sovereign. b (the Sultan) hist. the sultan of Turkey. 2 a variety of white domestic fowl from Turkey. Derivatives: sultanate n. Etymology: F sultan or med.L sultanus f. Arab. sultan power, ruler f. saluta rule

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Sultan Sul"tan, n. [F. sultan (cf. Sp. soldan, It. sultano, soldano), Ar. sult[=a]n sultan, dominion. Cf. Soldan.] A ruler, or sovereign, of a Mohammedan state; specifically, the ruler of the Turks; the Padishah, or Grand Seignior; -- officially so called. Sultan flower. (Bot.) See Sweet sultan, under Sweet.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

(sultans) A sultan is a ruler in some Muslim countries. ...during the reign of Sultan Abdul Hamid. N-TITLE; N-COUNT

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

n. Padishah, grand-seignior, Turkish emperor, soldan, grand Turk, Ottoman sovereign.