sultan

  1. Noun.  Originally, a secular office, formally subordinate to -, but de facto the power behind the throne of the (theoretically universal) caliph.
  2. Noun.  A hereditary ruler in various Muslim states (sultanate), varying from petty principalities (as in Indonesia and in Yemen), often vassal of a greater ruler, to independent realms, such as Oman, Brunei, or an empire such as the Turkish Ottoman Empire.
  3. Noun.  A variant of solitaire, played with two decks of cards.
  4. Noun.  A breed of chicken originating in Turkey, kept primarily in gardens for ornamental reasons. See: (w, sultan (chicken)) .

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