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soldans

soldans is the plural of soldan.

Meaning of soldan

Noun

soldan (plural soldans)

  1. (archaic, historical) 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...
  2. (archaic) 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

Questions about soldans

What is soldans the plural of?
Soldans is the plural of soldan.

Words near soldans in the dictionary

  1. soldanellas
  2. soldanels
  3. Soldano
  4. soldanrie
  5. soldanries
  6. soldans
  7. soldatesque
  8. soldato
  9. solder
  10. solder bump
  11. solder bumps

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