Category:Sultan

Sul"tan, n. Etym: [f. sultan (cf. Sp. soldan, it. sultano, soldano), Ar. sultan sultan, dominion. Cf. Soldan.]

Defn: 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.