How do you use the word "sultan" in a sentence?

Here are real-life examples of using "sultan": Once the Sultan ruled over what today is Turkey. If I were a sultan, I'd have three wives!

Sultan Meaning

/ˈsʌltən/

Definition, CEFR level B2, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.

Definition

nounThe holder of a secular office, formally subordinate to, but de facto the power behind the throne of, the caliph.

nounA hereditary ruler in various Muslim states (sultanate), varying from petty principalities (as in Yemen), often vassal of a greater ruler, to independent realms, such as Oman, Brunei, Morocco (until 1957) or an empire such as the Turkish Ottoman Empire.

Sentence Examples

Once the Sultan ruled over what today is Turkey.

If I were a sultan, I'd have three wives!

CEFR Practice Quiz

In the medieval Islamic kingdom, the ____ held the ultimate authority over all nobles.

CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)

The powerful ____ lived in a magnificent palace that was surrounded by beautiful and lush royal gardens.

Word Origin & History

Etymology tree Arabic سُلْطَان (sulṭān)bor. Ottoman Turkish سلطانbor. ▲ Arabic سُلْطَان (sulṭān)der. Middle French sultanbor. ▲ Arabic سُلْطَان (sulṭān)bor. Medieval Latin sultanusbor. English sultan Borrowed from Middle French sultan or Medieval Latin sultanus, from Ottoman Turkish سلطان (sultan), from Arabic سُلْطَان (sulṭān, “strength, authority, ruler”). Compare Hebrew שִׁלְטוֹן (shiltón) and סוּלְטָן (sultán). Doublet of soldan.

Literary Quotations & Historical Citations

"Here from the king's mountain view Here from the wild dream come true Feast like a sultan, I do On treasures and flesh never few" — 2006, “Jambi”, performed by Tool:

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