Khān1, n.
(kawn, or kān) (Synop., § 130), n. [Also kan, kaun.] [Tart. & Turk. khān.] A prince; a king; a chief; — so called among the Tartars, and in countries now or formerly governed by them.
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(kawn, or kān) (Synop., § 130), n. [Also kan, kaun.] [Tart. & Turk. khān.] A prince; a king; a chief; — so called among the Tartars, and in countries now or formerly governed by them.
n. [Written also kawn.] [Per. khân, khâ-nah, house, tent, inn.] An Eastern inn or caravan-sary.