Sultanship

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    The office or status of a sultan. countable, uncountable

    "In essence, he moved the symbolism of the sultanship from an emirate or caliphal base to a national base. Various Muslim circles and conferences outside Nigeria came to regard him as the chief spokesman for Nigerian Muslims."

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empireimperialismkingshipmajestyqueenshiproyalty

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"In essence, he moved the symbolism of the sultanship from an emirate or caliphal base to a national base. Various Muslim circles and conferences outside Nigeria came to regard him as the chief spokesman for Nigerian Muslims."

Etymology

From sultan + -ship.

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