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sultanate|ˈsʌltəneɪt|
[f. sultan n. + -ate1. Cf. F. sultanat.]
1. A state or country subject to a sultan; the territory ruled over by a sultan.
1822tr. Malte-Brun's Universal Geogr. i. xxii. 590 It would be rather interesting to enumerate the various denominations which designate the different states. The use of the terms empire, kingdom, sultanat, khonet, and others, will be learnt in the descriptive part of this work. 1879A. R. Wallace Australasia xvii. 337 The independent sultanate of Achin. 1880K. Johnston Lond. Geogr. 392 The island of Zanzibar, which forms a central point of the Sultanate.
2. The office or power of a sultan.
1884Pall Mall Gaz. 29 Dec. 1/1 The shadow of the Sultanate is not favourable to the growth of capable successors. 1896Marquis of Salisbury in Times 10 Nov. 5/1 Through the channel of the Sultanate. |