Khan , n. [Per. khān,
khānah, house, tent, inn.]
An Eastern inn or caravansary. [Written also kawn.]
Khan (?), n. [Pers. & Tart.
khān.]
[Also kan, kaun.]
A king; a
prince; a chief; a governor; -- so called among the Tartars, Turks, and Persians, and in countries now or formerly governed by them.
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