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khagan

khagan

English

Noun

khagan (plural khagans)

  1. A khan of khans, a ruler of a khaganate; (the holder of) an imperial rank used among certain Turkic and Mongolian peoples, equal in status to an emperor.
    • 2007, Michael Chabon, Gentlemen of the Road (Sceptre 2008), page 52:
      "A kagan is the father, the mother and the lover of all his people. Nobody would lift a hand against him," said Hanukkah.

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Portuguese

Noun

khagan m (plural khagans)

  1. khagan (title of imperial rank used by some Turkic and Mongolian peoples)