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Definition of: padishah
(pä′di·shä) noun
1. Lord protector; chief ruler: a title of the shah of Iran.
2. Formerly, the title of the sultan of Turkey.
3. Formerly, the title of the British sovereign as emperor of India. Also pad·shah (päd′shä). [<Persian Pādshāh <pati master + shāh king]
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