| n. | 1. | A ruler, or sovereign, of a Mohammedan state; specifically, the ruler of the Turks; the Padishah, or Grand Seignior; - officially so called.
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| Noun | 1. | sultan - the ruler of a Muslim country (especially of the former Ottoman Empire) Synonyms: grand Turk |
SULTAN. The title of the Turkish sovereign and other Mahometan princes.
grand Turk, ruler, Saladin, Salah-ad-Din Yusuf ibn-Ayyub, swayer