: a king or sovereign especially of a Muslim state
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As per the transparency documents, in the month of July, Starmer also received gifts from other foreign leaders—a book and tie from French President Emmanuel Macron, a leather wallet from France's first lady Brigitte Macron and an ornamental shield from the sultan of Oman.
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Kate Plummer, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Sep. 2025
In the course of human events — at the courts of tsars, sultans, kaisers, shahs and the like — fealty has usually trumped expertise.
—Andreas Kluth, Twin Cities, 28 Aug. 2025
Ottoman sultans repeatedly shut down cafes over similar fears.
—Ali Halit Diker, CNN Money, 26 Aug. 2025
Noor Inayat Khan, codenamed Madeleine during her service with the British Special Operations Executive (SOE) was the great-great-granddaughter of an Indian sultan.
—Rachel Elspeth Gross, Forbes.com, 24 Aug. 2025
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Kate Plummer, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Sep. 2025
In the course of human events — at the courts of tsars, sultans, kaisers, shahs and the like — fealty has usually trumped expertise.
—Andreas Kluth, Twin Cities, 28 Aug. 2025
Ottoman sultans repeatedly shut down cafes over similar fears.
—Ali Halit Diker, CNN Money, 26 Aug. 2025
Noor Inayat Khan, codenamed Madeleine during her service with the British Special Operations Executive (SOE) was the great-great-granddaughter of an Indian sultan.
—Rachel Elspeth Gross, Forbes.com, 24 Aug. 2025
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sultan
noun
sul·tan
ˈsəlt-ᵊn 
: a king or ruler especially of a Muslim state
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