Shah

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Shah \Shah\ (sh[aum]), n. [Per. sh[=a]h a king, sovereign,
     prince. Cf. {Checkmate}, {Chess}, {Pasha}.]
     A former title of the supreme ruler in certain Eastern
     countries, especially Persia and Iran. [Written also
     {schah}.]
     [1913 Webster +PJC]


  
     {Shah Nameh}. [Per., Book of Kings.] A celebrated historical
        poem written by Firdousi, being the most ancient in the
        modern Persian language. --Brande & C.
        [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  Shah
       n : title for the former hereditary monarch of Iran [syn: {Shah
           of Iran}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  24 Moby Thesaurus words for "shah":
     Dalai Lama, Holy Roman Emperor, Inca, Kaiser, ardri, bey, cacique,
     caesar, cham, czar, kaid, khan, mikado, negus, padishah, pendragon,
     pharaoh, rig, sachem, sagamore, sheikh, shogun, tenno, tycoon