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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Shah \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.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
shah
n : title for the former hereditary monarch of Iran
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