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Sultanate vs Sultan - What's the difference?

sultanate | sultan |

As nouns the difference between sultanate and sultan

is that sultanate is a sovereign or vassal princely state - usually where the ruler is styled sultan while sultan is originally, a secular office, formally subordinate to -, but de facto the power behind the throne of the (theoretically universal) caliph.

sultanate

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • A sovereign or vassal princely state - usually where the ruler is styled sultan.

    • Derived terms

    * Sultanate of Oman

    Related terms

    * sultanic

    sultan

    English

    (wikipedia sultan)

    Noun

  • Originally, a secular office, formally subordinate to -, but de facto the power behind the throne of the (theoretically universal) caliph.
  • A hereditary ruler in various Muslim states (sultanate), varying from petty principalities (as in Indonesia and in Yemen), often vassal of a greater ruler, to independent realms, such as Oman, Brunei, or an empire such as the Turkish Ottoman Empire.
  • (card games) A variant of solitaire, played with two decks of cards.
  • A breed of chicken originating in Turkey, kept primarily in gardens for ornamental reasons. See:

    • Derived terms

    * sultana * sultanate

    See also

    * sultana bird

    References

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