khan
1 of 2noun (1)
ˈkän 
also
ˈkan 1
: a medieval sovereign of China and ruler over the Turkish, Tatar, and Mongol tribes
2
: a local chieftain or man of rank in some countries of central Asia
khan
2 of 2noun (2)
: a caravansary or rest house in some Asian countries
Word History
Etymology
Noun (1)
Middle English caan, from Middle French kan, kaan, of Turkic origin; akin to Turkish han prince
Noun (2)
Arabic khān
First Known Use
Noun (1)
15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Noun (2)
1614, in the meaning defined above
khan
noun
as in shah
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- shah
- sultan
- prince
- ameer
- amir
- emperor
- emir
- king
- khedive
- princess
- kaiser
- empress
- sultana
- satrap
- suzerain
- queen
- lord
- czarina
- mikado
- tsarina
- tzar
- czar
- tsar
- mogul
- autocrat
- tzarina
- ruler
- Caesar
- potentate
- monarch
- lady
- sovereign
- sovran
- coruler
- overlord
- dictator
- tyrant
- despot
- führer
- paramount
- fuehrer
- monocrat
- authoritarian
- Big Brother
- lacticcest
- lacticer
- lacticest
- lactide
- lactiferous
- lactiferousnesses
- lactific
- lactifical
- lactify
- lactitol
- lactivorous
- lacto-
- lacto-ovo vegetarian
- lacto-vegetarian
- lactobacillaceaes
- lactobacilli
- lactobacillus
- Lactobacteriaceae
- lactobacteriaceaes
- lactobionic acid
- lactoflavins
- lactogenic
- lactoglobulin
- lactoglobulins
- lactometers