soldan

Examples

• All

• The soldan ruled over the vast empire with great authority.

• Legends describe the soldan as ruling over distant eastern lands.

• In medieval tales, the soldan was often depicted as a powerful and wealthy monarch.

• Many tales were told about the wise soldan of old.

• In medieval tales, the soldan was often depicted as a powerful and wealthy monarch.

• The knights sought an audience with the soldan to negotiate peace.

• Legends describe the soldan as ruling over distant eastern lands.

Synonyms

E

emir

vssoldan

37 8.1

A Muslim ruler in parts of Africa or Arabia

is an older word for a higher sovereign, not a local chief

S

sultan

vssoldan

29 6.2

A Muslim ruler of a country, often from the Ottoman Empire

is an old-fashioned word for that same ruler

G

Grand Turk

vssoldan

• Archaic

9.9

A powerful Muslim ruler of the Ottoman Empire, the sultan

is an old-fashioned English word for that same sovereign

P

padishah

vssoldan

• Archaic

9.9

A title for a powerful emperor used by Ottoman and Persian leaders

refers more generally to a Muslim sovereign rather than an emperor

Surface Forms

Etymology