/ sʌlˈtɑːnə; NAmE -ˈtænə/
1.
( BrE ) ( NAmE ˌgolden ˈraisin ) noun a small dried grape without seeds, used in cakes, etc.
2.
the wife, mother, sister or daughter of a sultan
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WORD ORIGIN
late 16th cent. (in sense 2): from Italian , feminine of sultano , from medieval Latin sultanus , from Arabic sulṭān power, ruler. Sense 1 dates from the mid 19th cent.