khedive

noun

Definition of khedivenext
as in sultan

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  1. sultan
  2. prince
  3. emperor
  4. emir
  5. shah
  6. satrap
  7. amir
  8. king
Noun
  • In effect, Erdogan crowned himself as Turkey’s new sultan—simultaneously becoming the head of state, head of government, head of the ruling party, and head of the police (which is a national force in Turkey).
    Soner Cagaptay, Foreign Affairs, 4 Jan. 2022
  • Besides, a defeat for the old sultan could give Moscow control over, or the power to threaten, the Strait of Hormuz off Oman’s northern coast, potentially squeezing the flow of oil that was the lifeblood of the U.K.’s economic life and indeed crucial to economics across Europe.
    Shawn Tully, Fortune, 7 Aug. 2024
Definition of sultan
Noun
  • The mayor added that having the prince visit was a boost to the area.
    Simon Perry, People.com, 5 Nov. 2024
  • Abdulaziz was sentenced to five years in prison—a severe punishment for a prince.
    Ed Caesar, The New Yorker, 4 Nov. 2024
Definition of prince
Noun
  • Mughal emperor Shah Jahan contracted a marvel of architectural precision built in memory of one of his wives, Mumtaz Mahal, after her death.
    Joshua Rapp Learn, Discover Magazine, 4 Nov. 2024
  • The feathered headdress once worn by Aztec emperor Moctezuma II resides in Vienna.
    Carlos Aguilar, Los Angeles Times, 2 Nov. 2024
Definition of emperor
Noun
  • Read the story » Further reading: Last year, Heidi Blake reported on four other royal women fighting to escape captivity, including Sheikha Latifa bint Mohammed Al Maktoum, the daughter of Dubai’s ruling emir.
    E. Tammy Kim, The New Yorker, 10 Oct. 2024
  • That changed on June 27, 1995, when Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa came to power as emir of Qatar, with the support of the U.S.
    Allen Fromherz / Made by History, TIME, 30 Sep. 2024
Definition of emir
Noun
  • Khamenei on Saturday met with university students to mark Students Day, which commemorates a Nov. 4, 1978, incident in which Iranian soldiers opened fire on students protesting the rule of the shah at Tehran University.
    Jon Gambrell, Los Angeles Times, 2 Nov. 2024
  • The shooting killed and wounded several students and further escalated the tensions consuming Iran at the time that eventually led to the shah fleeing the country and the 1979 Islamic Revolution.
    Jon Gambrell, Los Angeles Times, 2 Nov. 2024
Definition of shah
Noun
  • By contrast, given Russia's dominant role in the CU, joining that group would transform Yanukovych into a satrap of Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, whom Yanukovych regards as the avatar of Russian arrogance.
    Rajan Menon, Foreign Affairs, 11 Oct. 2011
  • The quick collapse of the Soviet Union and its Eastern European satraps unsettled both nations.
    Christian Schneider, National Review, 21 Dec. 2023
Definition of satrap
Noun
  • His successor, Sheikh Haibatullah Akhunzada, whose son became a suicide bomber, is an austere cleric who has adopted the reclusive mystique of the original amir.
    New York Times, New York Times, 8 Aug. 2022
  • The amir of Kabul bought bicycles for his entire harem.
    National Geographic, National Geographic, 17 June 2020
Definition of amir
Noun
  • Photo: Compass This co-op is a true one-bedroom that fits a king bed and has an actually usable dining room-slash-office area off of the kitchen (which isn’t huge but has a good amount of counter space).
    Clio Chang, Curbed, 12 Nov. 2024
  • The king restricted himself to constitutional duties for a period of time, scrapping public visits in the early part of the year following his diagnosis in February.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
Definition of king
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