ˈsəlt ə n, -tən sometimes -lˌtan or -lˌtän or -lˌtȧn or su̇lˈtän or su̇lˈtȧn noun
Etymology: Middle French, from Arabic sulṭān ruler, dominion, sultan
1. -s : a king or ruling sovereign especially of a Muhammadan state
2.
[so called from its being originally from Turkey]
a. usually capitalized : an obscure breed of white domestic fowls having the shanks and toes slaty blue and heavily feathered, a V-shaped comb, a crest, muffs, and five toes
b. -s : a bird of this breed
3. -s : crimson lake 2