n.[ OE. soudan, F. soudan, from the Arabic. See Sultan. ] A sultan. [ Obs. ] Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. (Bot.) A plant of the genus Soldanella, low Alpine herbs of the Primrose family. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. The country ruled by a soldan, or sultan; a sultanate{ 2 }. [ Poet. ] Sir W. Scott. [ 1913 Webster ]