WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
sul•tan /ˈsʌltən/USA pronunciation
n. [countable]
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026- Governmentthe sovereign of an Islamic country, as any of the former sovereigns of Turkey.
sul•tan
(sul′tn),USA pronunciation n.
sul•tan•ic
(sul tan′ik),USA pronunciation adj.
sul′tan•like′, adj.
sul′tan•ship′, n.
- Governmentthe sovereign of an Islamic country.
- Government(often cap.) any of the former sovereigns of Turkey.
- Governmentany absolute ruler or despot.
- Arabic sulṭān sovereign
- Turkish
- Middle French
- 1545–55;
sul′tan•ship′, n.