sultan's

Islamic king's possession

Sultan's is the possessive form of sultan, the title for a Muslim sovereign ruler.

It indicates ownership or association: the sultan's palace, the sultan's decree, the sultan's harem.

The form appears frequently in historical contexts and place names.

royalty

palace

Monarch's official residence

  • haremWives' sequestered quarters
  • throneCeremonial chair for sovereigns
  • decreeAuthoritative legal command

vizier · court · dynasty · realm · crown · sovereignty · majesty · reign · treasury · succession

ottoman

empire

Domain under unified control

seraglio · caliphate · divan · sublime

geographic

Brunei

Southeast Asian sultanate

  • OmanArabian Peninsula monarchy
  • ZanzibarEast African island territory
  • MoroccoNorthwest African kingdom

Muscat · Sulu · Maldives · domain · territory · protectorate

figurative

whim

Sudden arbitrary desire

wish · behest · bidding · caprice · indulgence · desire · discretion · preference · taste · luxury

Opposites
gender/royal counterpart

sultan'squeen's

Of a female monarch

empress's

hierarchy/power level

sultan'sslave's

Of an owned person

subject's · commoner's · peasant's · servant's · citizen's

political system

sultan'spresident's

Belonging to elected leader

people's · republic's · parliament's · citizen's · democracy's

Phrases
Family

sultan, sultana, sultans, sultanate, sultanates, sultanship

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Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G