Shahanshah

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    King of kings; a title given to the rulers of ancient Persia and sometimes of Armenia. historical
  2. 2
    Alternative form of shahanshah alt-of, alternative

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian شَاهَنْشَاه (šāhanšāh), from Middle Persian 𐭬𐭫𐭪𐭠𐭭 𐭬𐭫𐭪𐭠 (mlkʾn mlkʾ /⁠šāhān šāh⁠/, “king of kings”), which see for more.

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