See also: Sultanate

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Borrowed from Classical Persian سَلْطَنَت (saltanat). By surface analysis, sultan +‎ ate.

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sultanate (plural sultanates)

  1. A sovereign or vassal princely state—usually Muslim—where the ruler is styled sultan.
  2. The office or position of sultan.

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sultanate

  1. plural of sultanat