khan

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They of course expressed their gratitude, and at once accepted the offer You may go this very day, as the khan is about to set out," said the rajah.

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  1. noun A ruler, an official, or an important person in India and some central Asian countries.
  2. noun A medieval ruler of a Mongol, Tartar, or Turkish tribe.
  3. noun A caravansary in certain Asian countries.

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  • They of course expressed their gratitude, and at once accepted the offer You may go this very day, as the khan is about to set out," said the rajah. —  The Young Rajah
  • Only try me At the khan, a pretty rough one, where we spent the night, he waited on me deftly and enforced respect, making me really wish for such a servant. —  Oriental Encounters Palestine and Syria, 1894-6
  • We shall still know joy I resign myself to be the pigeon of the mosque,' I answered, laughing happily Five minutes later we were riding towards the dawn, beginning to grow red behind the heights of Moab CHAPTER XI THE KNIGHT ERRANT We had left Damascus after noon the day before, and had spent the night at a great fortress-khan--the first of many on the pilgrims' road. —  Oriental Encounters Palestine and Syria, 1894-6
  • Except the khan, a square black object in the distance, there was nothing in my range of vision to project a shadow larger than a good-sized thistle. —  Oriental Encounters Palestine and Syria, 1894-6
  • A mountaineer therefore in Avaria or Koomookha who considered himself aggrieved by a decision of his khan, and who dared not complain openly, could relieve his outraged feelings only by inventing and setting afloat an anonymous pasquinade. —  Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science, Volume 22. October, 1878.
 

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  1. Middle English chan, from Old French can, from Turkish khān (from Old Turkic qaghan) and from Mongolian qā'ān, ruler.
  2. Arabic ḫān, inn, from Persian khān, house, from Middle Persian.

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  1. Formerly also kawn, kaun, can, from Middle English kan, cane, chan, chane, cham = French kan, khan = German chan, khan = Russian khanŭ= Middle Greek χάνης, κάνης = Turkish khān, from Persian khān, a prince; of Tatar origin.
  2. Formerly also kawn, kaun, kane, cane, hane; from Turkish khān = Hindustani khāna, from Persian khāna, a house, dwelling.
 

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