Padishah

Padishah
Padishah Pa`di*shah", n. [Per. p[=a]dish[=a]h. Cf. {Pasha}.] Chief ruler; monarch; sovereign; -- a title of the Sultan of Turkey, and of the Shah of Persia. [1913 Webster]

The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.

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Synonyms:
(of Persia) / (of Turkey),


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  • Padishah Emperor — For the royal title, see Padishah. Padishah Emperor Shaddam Corrino IV, portrayed by Giancarlo Giannini in the Dune miniseries (2000) Padishah Emperor[1] is the title given to the hereditary rulers of the Old Empire in …   Wikipedia

  • padishah — /pah di shah , shaw /, n. (often cap.) great king; emperor (a title applied esp. formerly to the shah of Iran, the sultan of Turkey, and to the British sovereign as emperor in India). [1605 15; < Pers (poetical form), equiv. to padi (earlier… …   Universalium

  • Padishah — noun /ˈpɑːdɪʃɑː/ a ruler of a Muslim country or state …   Wiktionary

  • PADISHAH —    from two Persian words meaning protector prince, is a title given to the Shah of Persia and the Sultan of Turkey, and at one time applied, among others, to the Emperors of Austria and Russia …   The Nuttall Encyclopaedia

  • padishah — n. great king; title of formers Shahs of Iran; former title for the sultan of Turkey …   English contemporary dictionary

  • padishah — n. 1. Shah (of Persia). 2. Sultan (of Turkey), Turkish emperor …   New dictionary of synonyms

  • padishah — pa·di·shah …   English syllables

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