Meanings
nounsultân (plural sultâns)
plural sultâns
- alternativearchaicAlternative form of sultan.
Seljouk was the prime minister of Sultân Bighoû, sovereign of Kipjak; he established himself, with his tribe, in the countries of Samarcand and Bokhara, where they became converted to the religion of Islâm.
1854, J. Cumming, "Signs of the Times: The Moslem and His End, the Christian and His Hope", "The Ottoman Empire", The Church of England Quarterly Review..., Vol. XXXVI (New Ser. Vol. II), p. 189
Origin
Unadapted borrowing from Arabic سُلْطَان (sulṭān).
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