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.
SULTANA
Sul*ta"na, n. Etym: [It.]
1. The wife of a sultan; a sultaness.
2. pl.
Defn: A kind of seedless raisin produced near Smyrna in Asiatic
Turkey. Sultana bird (Zoöl.), the hyacinthine, or purple, gallinule.
See Illust. under Gallinule.
SULTANATE
Sul"tan*ate, n. Etym: [Cf. F. sultanat.]
Defn: The rule or dominion of a sultan; sultanship.
SULTANESS
Sul"tan*ess, n.
Defn: A sultana.
SULTANIC
Sul*tan"ic, a.