English Explanatory Dictionary

sultanate

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A sovereign or vassal princely state—usually Muslim—where the ruler is styled sultan.
  2. The office or position of sultan.

Pronunciation

/ˈsʌltənət/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Naomi Persephone Amethyst (NaomiAmethyst)-sultanate.wav LL-Q1860 (eng)-Sumxr-sultanate.wav

Word forms

sultanate sultanates

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian سَلْطَنَت (saltanat). By surface analysis, sultan + -ate (forms noun denoting rank or office, the concrete charge of it).

Related words

sultanic

Derived words

Delhi Sultanate Sultanate of Bengal Sultanate of Oman
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