khan
khan Lexical Profile
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• noun
A historical title given to sovereign rulers, monarchs, and military or tribal chieftains in Central Asia, especially among Mongol and Turkic peoples, and still used as a title of respect or surname in parts of South and Central Asia.
"Delegates from across the steppe gathered at the royal pavilion to pledge their loyalty to the newly elected khan."
A traditional roadside inn or enclosed courtyard building in the Middle East and Central Asia, constructed with storage rooms and guest quarters around a central court to shelter traveling merchants and their caravans.
"The restored sixteenth-century khan in the old bazaar district still features stone arches and vaulted stalls where silk traders once lodged."
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Word Origin & Etymology
In the sense of a ruler or title, borrowed via Medieval Latin and Old French from Turkic and Mongolic "qaan" or "qan", meaning "lord" or "sovereign". In the sense of a roadside inn, borrowed separately from Arabic and Persian "khan", meaning "house" or "caravanserai".