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sultan

noun

Definition of sultan

as in prince

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Recent Examples of sultan For families Smaller guests are treated like mini sultans with special sheets, board games, rubber ducks, age-appropriate organic amenities, slippers, robes, and delicious treats provided in the room. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 June 2026 Beren serves all the mezza favorites like hummus, babaghanoush, feta and pink sultan (a red beet dip). — Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 Mar. 2026 According to Clinton, the photographs were taken during a trip to Brunei at the invitation of the country’s sultan. — James Powel, USA Today, 3 Mar. 2026 This 12th century sage was also a rabbi, researcher, doctor, philosopher and court physician to the Egyptian sultan. — Sheah Rarback, Miami Herald, 12 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for sultan

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No two tales of what happened to Maelor after his knight protector was shot dead agree, but the young boy was also slain on the bridge, perhaps torn apart by the mob who assailed him, arguing over what to do with the young prince.

— Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026
Corlys finds the rogue prince among Tumbleton’s dusty alleys and informs him that Ulf has turned — that the town has been lost to dragonfire while the realm watched.

— Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 10 Aug. 2026

Definition of prince

Noun

On this day in 1415, the largest wooden ships ever built brought home a remarkable prize for the emperor of imperial China’s Ming dynasty.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 10 Aug. 2026
In the fourth century, Oribasius, the Roman emperor Julian the Apostate’s personal physician, in a set of guidelines for prenatal care, recommended long walks, fragrant white wine, and, occasionally, mustard.

— The New Yorker, New Yorker, 7 Aug. 2026

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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

Ayatollah Khomeini portrayed the shah as the tyrannical Yazid and himself as a Husayn-like figure returning from exile to save the Iranian people from injustice.

— Iqbal Akhtar, The Conversation, 31 July 2026
Many of them urged the shah to toughen up and crack down harder on protesters.

— Wyatt Williams, Harpers Magazine, 2 June 2026

Definition of shah

Noun

After the princess’s tragic death in 1997, this jewelry set was bequeathed to her youngest son, who then gave it to his wife.

— Valentine Ulgu-Servant, Vanity Fair, 10 Aug. 2026
The Saturday wedding, first reported by Vogue, saw Willis don an elegant strapless princess gown by Balenciaga, a custom creation from the fashion house’s creative director Pierpaolo Piccioli.

— Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 9 Aug. 2026

Definition of princess

Noun

An exceedingly select company gathered July 3 to witness the union of America's reigning pop empress and her championship tight end — a gentleman whose prowess extends far beyond the football field.

— Bryan West, USA Today, 7 July 2026
It was commissioned by Catherine the Great by 1787 as a companion to another work owned by the Russian empress, Servius Tullius as a Child Asleep beneath the Miraculous Flame (1783–85).

— Maximilíano Durón, ARTnews.com, 2 July 2026

Definition of empress

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Citizens of countries historically exploited by the West face higher financial and bureaucratic hurdles to access facilities and resources concentrated in their former suzerain.

— WIRED, WIRED, 26 Aug. 2022
In buttressing Lukashenko’s regime, Russia became Belarus’s outright suzerain.

— Casey Michel, The New Republic, 1 Mar. 2022

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