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Etymology
Ultimately from Old Turkic 𐰴𐰍𐰣 (qaɣan). Doublet of khan.
Noun
khagan (plural khagans)
- (historical) A khan of khans, a ruler of a khaganate; (the holder of) an imperial rank used among certain Turkic and Mongolian peoples, equal in status to an emperor.
1988, Milorad Pavić, translated by Christina Pribićević-Zorić, Dictionary of the Khazars, Vintage, published 1989, page 69:As early as the year 740 A.D., one of the Khazar kaghans had turned to Constantinople for a missionary versed in Christian law.
2007, Michael Chabon, Gentlemen of the Road, Sceptre, published 2008, page 52:"A kagan is the father, the mother and the lover of all his people. Nobody would lift a hand against him," said Hanukkah.
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khagan m (plural khagans)
- khagan (title of imperial rank used by some Turkic and Mongolian peoples)