■ noun
1》 a Muslim sovereign.
↘( the Sultan ) historical the ~ of Turkey.
2》 a bird of a breed of white domestic chicken from Turkey.
Derivatives
~ate noun
Origin
C16: from Fr., or from med. L. ~us , from Arab. sulṭān 'power, ruler'.
■ noun
1》 a Muslim sovereign.
↘( the Sultan ) historical the ~ of Turkey.
2》 a bird of a breed of white domestic chicken from Turkey.
Derivatives
~ate noun
Origin
C16: from Fr., or from med. L. ~us , from Arab. sulṭān 'power, ruler'.
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004