Definitions of sultan

1. the ruler of a Muslim country ( especially of the former Ottoman Empire)

2. A ruler, or sovereign, of a Mohammedan state; specifically, the ruler of the Turks; the Padishah, or Grand Seignior; -- officially so called.

3. SULTANSHIP.

4. The supreme ruler of the Ottoman empire.

5. The sovereign of Turkey.

6. A Mohammedan sovereign, specially the sovereign of the Turkish or Ottoman empire.

7. The emperor of the Turks; the padisha or grand seignior; a Mohammedan prince.

8. Sultana.