sultanry

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English

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Etymology

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From sultan +‎ -ry.

Noun

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sultanry (plural sultanries)

  1. (archaic) sultanate.
    • a. 1627 (date written), Francis [Bacon], “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