Sultanzade Sultanzade Sultanzade is an Ottoman title for sons of sultana or imperial princesses, female descendants of sovereign in male line. The feminime equivalent is "hanımsultan". Sultan (سلطان) is a word Arabic origin, originally meaning "authority" or "dominion" and "-zade" is a Persian suffix meaning 'son of', 'daughter of', 'descendant of', or 'born of'. Sultanzade literally meaning "descendant of sultan". In Ottoman family, sultanzade used by sons of Ottoman princesses, female descendants of sovereign in male line. Different with şehzade, sultanzade excluded from the Ottoman imperial succession. The formal way of addressing sultanzades are "Sultanzade" (given name) "Bey-Efendi", i.e. "Sir" Prince
Sultan consort in Brunei especially is known as "Raja Isteri" with the title of "Pengiran Anak" suffixed, should the queen consort also be a royal princess. In recent years, "sultan" has been gradually replaced by "king" by contemporary hereditary rulers who wish to emphasize their secular authority under the rule of law. These are generally secondary titles, either lofty 'poetry' or with a message, e.g.: Apparently derived from the Arabic "malik", this was the alternative native style of the sultans of the Kilwa Sultanate in Tanganyika (presently the continental part of Tanzania). "Mfalume" is the (Ki)Swahili title of various native Muslim