padishah

[ pah-di-shah, -shaw ]
/ ˈpɑ dɪˌʃɑ, -ˌʃɔ /

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).

Origin of padishah

1605–15; < Persian (poetical form), equivalent to pādi- (earlier pati) lord + shāh shah

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British Dictionary definitions for padishah

Padishah
/ (ˈpɑːdɪˌʃɑː) /

noun

a title of the shah of Iran

Word Origin for Padishah

from Persian pādi lord + shah