Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

great turk

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.30 in modern English

Syllables: great -turk
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The Ottoman sultan.

Example Sentences

"The great Turke [translating grand Seigneur] doth not permit at this day any Christian or Jew, to have or keep any horse for himselfe, throughout all his large Empire."

Inflected Forms

Great Turks (plural)

Questions

What does great turk mean?: The Ottoman sultan.

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