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Webster 1913 Edition

Sultan

Sul′tan

,
Noun.
[F.
sultan
(cf. Sp.
soldan
, It.
sultano
,
soldano
), Ar.
sultān
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
.

Webster 1828 Edition

Sultan

SUL'TAN

,
Noun.
[ Heb. to rule.] An appellation given to the emperor of the Turks, denoting ruler or commander.

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