Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Used formerly as a title for the monarch of Iran.
- noun Used formerly as a title for the sultan of Turkey.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Great king; emperor: a title given by the Turks to the Sultan, and by extension to various European monarchs.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun Chief ruler; monarch; sovereign; -- a title of the Sultan of Turkey, and of the Shah of Persia.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun history a ruler of a Muslim country or state
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
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Examples
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Mohammedan of this period the Padishah was a being set apart by Heaven to fulfil the decrees of the Prophet.
Sea-Wolves of the Mediterranean E. Hamilton Currey
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At the start of the film House Atreides the good guys has control over Dune but little do they know House Harkonnen run by the Baron Vladimir Harkonnen has conspired with the Padishah Emperor Shaddam Corrino IV to win back the planet from the Atreides.
Archive 2010-01-01 Pointman74250 2010
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Some of them talked excitedly about possibly being with a Padishah.
Archive 2008-03-01 Megan Arkenberg 2008
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And they always spoke so badly of the Padishah, the one person alive who could identify me!
Archive 2008-03-01 Megan Arkenberg 2008
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“I still say that runt Padishah Sedha killed Emperor Anil.”
Empress Regnant Megan Arkenberg 2008
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I was surprised to see the Padishah doing his own shopping, but did not think much of it at the time.
Archive 2008-03-01 Megan Arkenberg 2008
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I was surprised to see the Padishah doing his own shopping, but did not think much of it at the time.
Empress Regnant Megan Arkenberg 2008
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“I still say that runt Padishah Sedha killed Emperor Anil.”
Archive 2008-03-01 Megan Arkenberg 2008
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The known universe is ruled by the Padishah Emperor Shaddam the Fourth, my father.
I must go. - Lolcats 'n' Funny Pictures of Cats - I Can Has Cheezburger? 2008
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And they always spoke so badly of the Padishah, the one person alive who could identify me!
Empress Regnant Megan Arkenberg 2008
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