Sultana (title) Sultana (title) Sultana or sultanah (; ") is a female royal title, and a feminine form of the word sultan. This term has been officially used for female monarchs in some Islamic states, and historically it was also used for sultan's consorts. Nevertheless, westerners have also used the title to refer to Muslim women monarchs and sultan's women relatives who do not hold this title officially. The term sultana is a feminine form of the word sultan (), an Arabic abstract noun meaning "strength", "authority", "rulership", derived from the verbal noun ", meaning "authority" or "power". Later, sultan came to
Haseki sultan Haseki sultan Haseki Sultan (, "Ḫāṣekī Sulṭān;" ) was the imperial title used for the chief consort of an Ottoman Sultan. Haseki sultan meant "chief consort" or "single favorite" of the sultan. In later years, the meaning of the title changed to "imperial consort". Hürrem Sultan, principal consort of Suleiman the Magnificent, was the first holder of this title. The title haseki sultan was only used until the 17th century. After that, "Kadınefendi" became the highest ranking title for imperial consorts. The word "haseki" (خاصکي-خاصگی) comes from the Arabic word Khassa خاصه which is suffixed with the Persian "gi" گی