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soldan

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • UK: /ˈsɒldən/
  • CMU ARPABET: S OW1 L D AH0 N Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

The ruler of a major Muslim state in the Middle Ages, especially the Sultan of Egypt.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: archaic, historical

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2

noun

Meaning 2

A sultan.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: archaic

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History

Etymology

From Middle English soudan, from Old French soudan, from Arabic سُلْطَان (sulṭān). Doublet of sultan.