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/pah"di shah', -shaw'/, n.(often cap.) great king; emperor (a title applied esp. formerly to the shah of Iran, the sultan of Turkey, and to the British sovereign as emperor in India).
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Padishah — Pādishah aussi pādischah ou padshah ou encore badshah est un titre monarchique de langue persane composé de pādi (maître) et shah (roi). Il s agit probablement d une continuation de la titulature royale achéménide qui désignait le souverain comme … Wikipédia en Français
Padishah — Padishah, Padshah, Padeshah, Badishah or Badshah (Persian پادشاه Pādeshāh ) is a very prestigious title, which is composed from the Persian words pād master and the better known title shāh king , which was adopted by several Islamic monarchies… … Wikipedia
Padishah — Pa di*shah , n. [Per. p[=a]dish[=a]h. Cf. {Pasha}.] Chief ruler; monarch; sovereign; a title of the Sultan of Turkey, and of the Shah of Persia. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
padishah — [pä′dē shä΄] n. [Pers pādshāh < pati, master (< Sans pāti: see POTENT) + shāh,SHAH1] a title formerly used for: a) a great king; emperor b) [often P ] the shah of Iran c) [often P ] the sultan of Turkey … English World dictionary
Padishah Emperor — For the royal title, see Padishah. Padishah Emperor Shaddam Corrino IV, portrayed by Giancarlo Giannini in the Dune miniseries (2000) Padishah Emperor[1] is the title given to the hereditary rulers of the Old Empire in … Wikipedia
Padishah — noun /ˈpɑːdɪʃɑː/ a ruler of a Muslim country or state … Wiktionary
PADISHAH — from two Persian words meaning protector prince, is a title given to the Shah of Persia and the Sultan of Turkey, and at one time applied, among others, to the Emperors of Austria and Russia … The Nuttall Encyclopaedia
padishah — n. great king; title of formers Shahs of Iran; former title for the sultan of Turkey … English contemporary dictionary
padishah — n. 1. Shah (of Persia). 2. Sultan (of Turkey), Turkish emperor … New dictionary of synonyms
padishah — pa·di·shah … English syllables
