Definition of sultanate
1 : a state or country governed by a sultan
2 : the office, dignity, or power of a sultan
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Examples of sultanate in a Sentence
His sultanate ended in 1923.
First Known Use of sultanate
1822
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playDefinition of sultanate for English Language Learners
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: a state or country that is ruled by a sultan
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: the position of a sultan or the period of time when a sultan rules
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