Definitions for: Shah


[n] title for the former hereditary monarch of Iran



Webster (1913) Definition: Shah (sh[aum]), n. [Per. sh[=a]h a king, sovereign,
prince. Cf. Checkmate, Chess, Pasha.]
The title of the supreme ruler in certain Eastern countries,
especially Persia. [Written also schah.]

Shah Nameh. [Per., Book of Kings.] A celebrated historical
poem written by Firdousi, being the most ancient in the
modern Persian language. --Brande & C.

See Also: crowned head, Mohammed Reza Pahlavi, Mohammed Reza Pahlevi, monarch, Pahlavi, Pahlevi, sovereign

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