shahanshah
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Etymology edit
Borrowed from Classical Persian شَاهَنْشَاه (šāhanšāh), from Middle Persian 𐭬𐭫𐭪𐭠𐭭 𐭬𐭫𐭪𐭠 (mlkʾn mlkʾ /šāhān šāh/, “king of kings”), which see for more.
Noun edit
shahanshah (plural shahanshahs)
- (historical) King of kings; a title given to the rulers of ancient Persia and sometimes of Armenia.
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title of the rulers of ancient Persia: “king of kings” — see also king of kings
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