shahanshah
English
    
    Alternative forms
    
- Shahanshah, Shāhanshāh, Shahan Shah
- Shahinshah, Shah-in-Shah
- Shahenshah, Shah en Shah
Etymology
    
From Persian شاهنشاه (šâhanšâh), from Middle Persian 𐭬𐭫𐭪𐭠𐭭 𐭬𐭫𐭪𐭠 (mlkʾn mlkʾ /šāhān-šāh/, “king of kings”)[[Category:|SHAHANSHAH]], which see for more.
Noun
    
shahanshah (plural shahanshahs)
- (historical) King of kings; a title given to the rulers of ancient Persia and sometimes of Armenia.
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Translations
    
title of the rulers of ancient Persia: “king of kings” — See also translations at king of kings
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