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padishah
[ pah-di-shah, -shaw ]
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).
Padishah
/ ˈpɑːdɪˌʃɑː /
noun
- a title of the shah of Iran
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of padishah1
from Persian pādi lord + shah
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Example Sentences
The Khanum is dead, and her secrets are the Padishah's, like everything else she possessed.
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Shir Khan treated the women belonging to Humaynn with great respect, and restored them to the padishah.
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The Padishah has but to nod, and pashas and princes become slaves, beggars, or corpses.
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What is more remarkable, the Padishah stood up; the prince seeing this, whispered the patriarch to curtail the ceremony.
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But that same banner thou shouldst seize and bear in thine own hand, most glorious Padishah!
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