"sultan" meaning in French

See sultan in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /syl.tɑ̃/ Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-VictorDtmtc-sultan.wav Forms: sultans [plural], sultane [feminine]
Etymology: Inherited from Middle French sultan (“ruler of a Muslim state”), from Ottoman Turkish سلطان. See English sultan for more. Etymology templates: {{yesno||i|I}} I, {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|fr|frm|sultan||ruler of a Muslim state|g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Middle French sultan (“ruler of a Muslim state”), {{inh+|fr|frm|sultan|t=ruler of a Muslim state}} Inherited from Middle French sultan (“ruler of a Muslim state”), {{der|fr|ota|سلطان}} Ottoman Turkish سلطان, {{cog|en|sultan}} English sultan Head templates: {{fr-noun|m|f=+}} sultan m (plural sultans, feminine sultane)
  1. a sultan: a Muslim ruler with a certain title Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-sultan-fr-noun-Xch06p0j Categories (other): Monarchy Disambiguation of Monarchy: 40 30 30
  2. a silk-ornamented basket Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-sultan-fr-noun-A6NBb15C Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, Heads of state Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 12 62 27 Disambiguation of Heads of state: 20 59 21
  3. a perfume sachet to put in a linen coffer Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-sultan-fr-noun-ts88II5d
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: soudan

Inflected forms

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