shah

3 definitions found

shah - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  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]

shah - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  Shah
      n 1: title for the former hereditary monarch of Iran [syn:
           Shah, Shah of Iran]

shah - Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :

  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