Shahanshah
noun
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 King of kings; a title given to the rulers of ancient Persia and sometimes of Armenia. historical
- 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.