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Definition of Padishah
1. n. Chief ruler; monarch; sovereign; -- a title of the Sultan of Turkey, and of the Shah of Persia.
Definition of Padishah
1. Noun. (history) a ruler of a Muslim country or state ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Padishah
1. a sovereign [n -S] - See also: sovereign
Lexicographical Neighbors of Padishah
Literary usage of Padishah
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Reminiscences of an Idler by Henry Wikoff (1880)
"THK padishah AN AMERICAN SHIP-BUILDER—A DIAMOND SHOW— THE ... When we had got
out of earshot the boatman in a low voice said,' The padishah! ..."
2. Turkish Fairy Tales and Folk Tales by Ignácz Kúnos, Celia Levetus, Robert Nisbet Bain (1901)
"THE padishah OF THE FORTY PERIS IN the old, old time, in the age of fairy tales,
there was once the daughter of a padishah who was as fair as the full moon, ..."
3. The History of India from the Earliest Ages by James Talboys Wheeler (1876)
"... was padishah. The change was sudden and startling. There was no movement ; no
one cared ; nothing occurred. ..."
4. The Merv Oasis: Travels and Adventures East of the Caspian During the Years by Edmund O'Donovan (1883)
"... Opium—My Kurd servant—An awkward position—Before the Council of Elders—The
old man of the sword—Cross-examination—The padishah and the ..."
5. A Wandering Scholar in the Levant by David George Hogarth (1896)
"The Turk unspeakable—The Turk's womankind—The peasant and the padishah—Brigands
and footpads—•« Europeans and ..."
6. Diary of an Idle Woman in Constantinople by Frances Minto (Dickinson) Elliot (1893)
"Simple Life of the padishah.—Abdul Hamid's decided Opinions.—Waiting for the
Procession.— Glittering Array of Household Troops. ..."
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