PADISHAH


Meaning of PADISHAH in English

/pah"di shah', -shaw'/ , n.

( often cap. ) great king; emperor (a title applied esp. formerly to the shah of Iran, the sultan of Turkey, and to the British sovereign as emperor in India).

[ 1605-15;

padi- (earlier pati ) lord + shah SHAH ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .