English - Turkish
Definition of khatun in English Turkish dictionary
- 1. Kadın, hatun. 2. Bayan, hanım. 3. Eş, zevce. 4. (tarih) Yüksek makamdaki kadınlara ve hakan eşlerine verilen unvan
English - English
Definition of khatun in English English dictionary
- [Turkic katūn, Pers. kātūn perh. f. Sogdian kwat'yn queen.] In certain parts of the Middle East: a lady of high rank; Hist. a queen. Also used as an honorific title affixed to a Muslim woman's name
- (Tarih) A female title of nobility and alternative to male "khan" prominently used in the First Turkish Empire and in the subsequent Mongol Empire. It is equivalent to "queen" or "empress" approximately