sultanry

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English

Etymology

From sultan +‎ -ry.

Noun

sultanry (plural sultanries)

  1. (archaic) sultanate.
    • a. 1627 (date written), Francis , “Considerations Touching a VVarre vvith Spaine. ”, in William Rawley, editor, Certaine Miscellany VVorks of the Right Honourable Francis Lo. Verulam, Viscount S. Alban. , London: I. Hauiland for Humphrey Robinson, , published 1629, →OCLC:
      Neither should I make any great difficulty to affirm the same of the sultanry of the Mamalukes ; where slaves , and none but slaves , bought for money , and of unknown descent , reigned over families of freemen