Sultan

n. [Ar. sultān, sulṭān, power, prince, king, from salita, to be hard, strong; Fr. sultan, soudan, Pr. sultan, souden, saudan, soda, Sp. sultan, soldan, It. sultano, soldano.] The emperor of the Turks; the padishah, or grand seignior;—officially so called.

☞ The title is sometimes given to other Mohammedan sovereigns.