padishah

[ pah-di-shah, -shaw ]

/ ˈpɑ dɪˌʃɑ, -ˌʃɔ /

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noun

(often initial capital letter) great king; emperor (a title applied especially formerly to the shah of Iran, the sultan of Turkey, and to the British sovereign as emperor in India).

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Origin of padishah

1605–15; <Persian (poetical form), equivalent to pādi- (earlier pati) lord + shāhshah

Words nearby padishah

pademelon, Paderborn, Paderewski, padeye, pad foot, padishah, padkos, padlock, Padma Shri, padouk, Padova

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How to use padishah in a sentence

The Khanum is dead, and her secrets are the Padishah's, like everything else she possessed.
Paul Patoff|F. Marion Crawford
Shir Khan treated the women belonging to Humaynn with great respect, and restored them to the padishah.
A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels, Volume VI|Robert Kerr
The Padishah has but to nod, and pashas and princes become slaves, beggars, or corpses.
'Midst the Wild Carpathians|Mr Jkai
What is more remarkable, the Padishah stood up; the prince seeing this, whispered the patriarch to curtail the ceremony.
The Thistle and the Cedar of Lebanon|Habeeb Risk Allah

But that same banner thou shouldst seize and bear in thine own hand, most glorious Padishah!
Halil the Pedlar|Mr Jkai

British Dictionary definitions for padishah

Padishah

/ (ˈpɑːdɪˌʃɑː) /

noun

a title of the shah of Iran

Word Origin for Padishah

from Persian pādi lord + shah

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