A title given to rulers or other important people in Asian countries.

Roget 745: master, padrone; lord, lord paramount; commander, commandant; captain; chief, chieftain; sirdar^†, sachem, sheik, head, senior, governor, ruler, dictator; leader etc. (director) 694; boss, cockarouse^†, sagamore, werowance^†.    lord of the ascendant; cock of the walk, cock of the roost; gray mare; mistress.    potentate; liege, liege lord; suzerain, sovereign, monarch, autocrat, despot, tyrant, oligarch.    crowned head, emperor, king, anointed king, majesty, imperator [Lat.], protector, president, stadholder^†, judge.    ceasar, kaiser, czar, tsar, sultan, soldan^†, grand Turk, caliph, imaum^†, shah, padishah^†, sophi^†, mogul, great mogul, khan, lama, tycoon, mikado, tenno [Jap.], inca, cazique^†; voivode^†; landamman^†; seyyid^†; Abuna^†, cacique^†, czarowitz^†, grand seignior.    prince, duke etc. (nobility) 875; archduke, doge, elector; seignior; marland^†, margrave; rajah, emir, wali, sheik nizam^†, nawab.    empress, queen, sultana, czarina, princess, infanta, duchess, margravine^†; czarevna^†, czarita^†; maharani, rani, rectrix^†.    regent, viceroy, exarch^†, palatine, khedive, hospodar^†, beglerbeg^†, three-tailed bashaw^†, pasha, bashaw^†, bey, beg, dey^†, scherif^†, tetrarch, satrap, mandarin, subahdar^†, nabob, maharajah; burgrave^†; laird etc. (proprietor) 779; collector, commissioner, deputy commissioner, woon^†.    the authorities, the powers that be, the government; staff, etat major [Fr.], aga^†, official, man in office, person in authority; sircar^†, sirkar^†, Sublime Porte.    [Military authorities] marshal, field marshal, marechal^†; general, generalissimo; commander in chief, seraskier^†, hetman^†; lieutenant general, major general; colonel, lieutenant colonel, major, captain, centurion, skipper, lieutenant, first lieutenant, second lieutenant, sublieutenant, officer, staff officer, aide-de-camp, brigadier, brigade major, adjutant, jemidar^†, ensign, cornet, cadet, subaltern, noncommissioned officer, warrant officer; sergeant, sergeant major; color sergeant; corporal, corporal major; lance corporal, acting corporal; drum major; captain general, dizdar^†, knight marshal, naik^†, pendragon.    [Civil authorities] mayor, mayoralty; prefect, chancellor, archon, provost, magistrate, syndic; alcalde^†, alcaid^†; burgomaster, corregidor^†, seneschal, alderman, councilman, committeeman, councilwoman, warden, constable, portreeve^†; lord mayor; officer etc. (executive) 965; dewan^†, fonctionnaire [Fr.].    [Naval authorities] admiral, admiralty; rear admiral, vice admiral, port admiral; commodore, captain, commander, lieutenant, ensign, skipper, mate, master, officer of the day, OD; navarch^†.    ... meer laten zien

Pools: chan

An inn in some eastern countries with a large courtyard that provides accommodation for caravans.

synoniemen: caravan inn, caravansary, caravanserai.

Roget 189: abode, dwelling, lodging, domicile, residence, apartment, place, digs, pad, address, habitation, where one's lot is cast, local habitation, berth, diggings, seat, lap, sojourn, housing, quarters, headquarters, resiance^†, tabernacle, throne, ark.    home, fatherland; country; homestead, homestall^†; fireside; hearth, hearth stone; chimney corner, inglenook, ingle side; harem, seraglio, zenana^†; household gods, lares et penates [Lat.], roof, household, housing, dulce domum [Lat.], paternal domicile; native soil, native land.    habitat, range, stamping ground; haunt, hangout; biosphere; environment, ecological niche.    nest, nidus, snuggery^†; arbor, bower, etc. 191; lair, den, cave, hole, hiding place, cell, sanctum sanctorum [Lat.], aerie, eyrie, eyry^†, rookery, hive; covert, resort, retreat, perch, roost; nidification; kala jagah^†.    bivouac, camp, encampment, cantonment, castrametation^†; barrack, casemate^†, casern^†.    tent etc. (covering) 223; building etc. (construction) 161; chamber etc. (receptacle) 191; xenodochium^†.    tenement, messuage, farm, farmhouse, grange, hacienda, toft^†.    cot, cabin, hut, chalet, croft, shed, booth, stall, hovel, bothy^†, shanty, dugout [U.S.], wigwam; pen etc. (inclosure) 232; barn, bawn^†; kennel, sty, doghold^†, cote, coop, hutch, byre; cow house, cow shed; stable, dovecote, columbary^†, columbarium; shippen^†; igloo, iglu^†, jacal^†; lacustrine dwelling^†, lacuslake dwelling^†, lacuspile dwelling^†; log cabin, log house; shack, shebang [Slang], tepee, topek^†.    house, mansion, place, villa, cottage, box, lodge, hermitage, rus in urbe [Lat.], folly, rotunda, tower, chateau, castle, pavilion, hotel, court, manor-house, capital messuage, hall, palace; kiosk, bungalow; casa [Sp.], country seat, apartment house, flat house, frame house, shingle house, tenement house; temple etc. 1000.    hamlet, village, thorp^†, dorp^†, ham, kraal; borough, burgh, town, city, capital, metropolis; suburb; province, country; county town, county seat; courthouse [U.S.]; ghetto.    street, place, terrace, parade, esplanade, alameda^†, board walk, embankment, road, row, lane, alley, court, quadrangle, quad, wynd [Scot.], close [Scot.], yard, passage, rents, buildings, mews.    square, polygon, circus, crescent, mall, piazza, arcade, colonnade, peristyle, cloister; gardens, grove, residences; block of buildings, market place, place, plaza.    anchorage, roadstead, roads; dock, basin, wharf, quay, port, harbor.    quarter, parish etc. (region) 181.    assembly room, meetinghouse, pump room, spa, watering place; inn; hostel, hostelry; hotel, tavern, caravansary, dak bungalow^†, khan, hospice; public house, pub, pot house, mug house; gin mill, gin palace; bar, bar room; barrel house [U.S.], cabaret, chophouse; club, clubhouse; cookshop^†, dive [U.S.], exchange [Euph.]; grill room, saloon [U.S.], shebeen^†; coffee house, eating house; canteen, restaurant, buffet, cafe, estaminet^†, posada^†; almshouse^†, poorhouse, townhouse [U.S.].    garden, park, pleasure ground, plaisance^†, demesne.    [quarters for animals] cage, terrarium, doghouse; pen, aviary; barn, stall; zoo.    ... meer laten zien

Nederlands: karavanserai
Pools: chana, chan, karawanseraj