khedive

noun

Definition of khedivenext
as in sultan

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  1. sultan
  2. prince
  3. emperor
  4. emir
  5. shah
  6. satrap
  7. king
  8. princess
Noun
  • Guides spoke of the monthlong siege that ended only because of the treachery of a local noble who turned on the sultan and allowed British troops to scale the walls.
    — Ishaan Tharoor, New Yorker, 2 July 2026
  • The sultan learned about the American colonists’ war for independence indirectly, through the local French consul and European reports.
    — Scott Spires Britannica Editors June 23, Encyclopedia Britannica, 23 June 2026
Definition of sultan
Noun
  • The bulk of the original tale — Lara’s encounter with her sea witch aunt Grace, her emergence into the world of humans, her romance with a dashing prince — is sped through in the show’s first 15 minutes.
    — Wilson Chapman, IndieWire, 24 July 2026
  • The unidentified sitter, meanwhile, is believed to be a wife of a nawab, or an Indian prince.
    — Leigh Anne Miller, ARTnews.com, 24 July 2026
Definition of prince
Noun
  • This title, which appears under Frederick III (German king from 1440 and Holy Roman emperor from 1452 to 1493), indicates that the emperor’s powers were limited to his German lands.
    — Britannica Editors, Encyclopedia Britannica, 24 July 2026
  • Currently, the emperor’s 60-year-old brother, Fumihito, also known as Crown Prince Ashikino, is in line to inherit, followed by his 19-year-old son, Prince Hisahito.
    — Meredith Kile, PEOPLE, 20 July 2026
Definition of emperor
Noun
  • The leader of the UAE, Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, traveled to Kuwait immediately after the Iranian attack for a meeting with the small, oil-rich nation's ruling emir.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 11 July 2026
  • The leader of the UAE, Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, traveled to Kuwait immediately after the Iranian attack for a meeting with the small, oil-rich nation’s ruling emir.
    — Jon Gambrell, Los Angeles Times, 10 July 2026
Definition of emir
Noun
  • Many of them urged the shah to toughen up and crack down harder on protesters.
    — Wyatt Williams, Harpers Magazine, 2 June 2026
  • The book is described in promotional materials as providing vivid portraits of the lives of her mother, Farah Arvand, and her grandmother, princess Ashraf Palavi, sister of the last shah of Iran.
    — Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 17 May 2026
Definition of shah
Noun
  • The ranks of the leadership are staffed, in large measure, with satraps and mediocrities.
    — David Remnick, New Yorker, 21 June 2025
  • The quick collapse of the Soviet Union and its Eastern European satraps unsettled both nations.
    — Christian Schneider, National Review, 21 Dec. 2023
Definition of satrap
Noun
  • The turnaround shocked even heavyweight king Oleksandr Usyk, whose face ringside was caught by TV cameras.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 25 July 2026
  • The reunion was instead moved to Highgrove House, the king's country residence in Gloucestershire, England.
    — Ilaria Perrotta, Vanity Fair, 25 July 2026
Definition of king
Noun
  • At Wimbledon this year, the 11-year-old princess wore a vibrant blue dress that recalled Middleton’s blue Gabriela Hearst suit, worn to the Grand Slam tennis tournament just days earlier.
    — Julia Teti, Footwear News, 27 July 2026
  • The 18-year-old princess, the youngest child of King Philippe and Queen Mathilde, is set to study Liberal Arts & Sciences at University College Utrecht in the Netherlands, starting in September.
    — Meredith Kile, PEOPLE, 27 July 2026
Definition of princess
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