khans

noun

plural of khan
as in kings

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  1. kings
  2. princes
  3. emperors
  4. lords
  5. princesses
  6. rulers
  7. queens
  8. czars
Noun
  • The ushabtis were believed to accompany the kings to the afterlife in order to perform manual and agricultural labor on their behalf.
    — Noraldin Jadat, Christian Science Monitor, 27 July 2026
  • He is loved as kings are loved, for their power and for their benevolence, and also for their distance.
    — Louisa Thomas, New Yorker, 24 July 2026
Definition of kings
Noun
  • To ensure compliance, three imperial princes were tasked with personally notifying senior Japanese military commanders of the surrender.
    — Britannica Editors, Encyclopedia Britannica, 5 Aug. 2026
  • The Belgian princesses and princes have all been busy with their education, with a recent milestone being King Philippe and Queen Mathilde traveling to Boston for Princess Elisabeth’s graduation ceremonies.
    — Meredith Kile, PEOPLE, 27 July 2026
Definition of princes
Noun
  • Maybe it’s supposed to end this way — as admirers who became combatants, who bonded as only emperors can, then became close.
    — Marcus Thompson II, New York Times, 4 Aug. 2026
  • Various polls have shown most people are open-minded about female emperors.
    — Hanako Montgomery, CNN Money, 14 July 2026
Definition of emperors
Noun
  • In fact, challenging the rules of the digital road the tech lords have lucratively paved for themselves, the cases are but three of more than 2,000 such suits moving through a plethora of courts across the land against social media companies.
    — Dominic Patten, Deadline, 8 July 2026
  • Much of this episode focused on Rhaenyra’s uncomfortable interactions with various lords and ladies in King’s Landing, from a hostile High Septon to Lord Corlys Velaryon to her new dragonriders.
    — Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 6 July 2026
Definition of lords
Noun
  • While the princesses’ skulls had been lost, and some of the bones had not been preserved, the rest of the bones were in good condition.
    — ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 3 Aug. 2026
  • Expect to see names like Helaena, Baela, and Alicent all become popular monikers for princesses-in-training in the next few years—dragons not included.
    — Parents, Parents, 31 July 2026
Definition of princesses
Noun
  • For centuries, India’s rulers treasured these precious stones, decorating their palaces, thrones, and crowns with them, and wearing them in lavish displays of wealth and opulence.
    — Rhea Mogul, CNN Money, 9 Aug. 2026
  • With his latest champion secured, the Grammy nominee ties Katy Perry for the tenth-most rulers in the history of the ranking, with 11 apiece.
    — Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 9 Aug. 2026
Definition of rulers
Noun
  • There are nine rooms total, some with double beds, some with queens, and some with loft or bunk beds.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Aug. 2026
  • Video captured the pair of queens appearing to share tense words before King Felipe intervened in a moment that made headlines.
    — Meredith Kile, PEOPLE, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of queens
Noun
  • For generations, the Sea had been the lifeblood of the Karakalpak people, who lived as seminomadic pastoralists under various rulers, including khanates, tsars, the USSR, and now independent Uzbekistan.
    — Michael Snyder, Saveur, 11 Mar. 2026
  • Büttner, who is not Jewish, serves as one of 15 state antisemitism czars in Germany, which also has a federal antisemitism commissioner, Felix Klein.
    — Grace Gilson, Sun Sentinel, 12 Jan. 2026
Definition of czars
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