soldan
UK/ˈsɒldən/
soldan noun: the ruler of a major Muslim state in the Middle Ages, especially the Sultan of Egypt.
Noun
soldan (plural soldans)
- The ruler of a major Muslim state in the Middle Ages, especially the Sultan of Egypt.
- The iewels and the treaſure we haue tane
Shall be reſeru’d, and you in better ſtate,
Than if you were arriu’d in Siria,
Euen in the circle of your Fathers armes,
The mightie Souldan of Ægyptia.c. 1587–1588 (date written), [Christopher Marlowe], Tamburlaine the Great. […] The First Part […], 2nd edition, part 1, London: […] [R. Robinson for] Richard Iones, […], published 1592, →OCLC...
- The iewels and the treaſure we haue tane
- A sultan.
- And then the Damzell, the sad Samient, / Should as his purchast prize with him convay / Unto the Souldans court […].1596, Edmund Spenser, “Book V, Canto VIII”, in The Faerie Queene. […], London: […] [John Wolfe] for William Ponsonbie, →OCLC
Forms of soldan
| plural | soldans |
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Origin of soldan
From Middle English soudan, from Old French soudan, from Arabic سُلْطَان (sulṭān). Doublet of sultan.
Words formed from soldan
Questions about soldan
- What does soldan mean?
- Soldan means the ruler of a major Muslim state in the Middle Ages, especially the Sultan of Egypt.
- What part of speech is soldan?
- Soldan is a noun.
- How do you pronounce soldan?
- Soldan is pronounced /ˈsɒldən/ (UK).
- What is the plural of soldan?
- The plural of soldan is soldans.
Words near soldan in the dictionary
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