khan.

1. An inn or lodging place for caravans and travelers in parts of the Middle East and adjoining regions.

2. A title of a ruler or leader in various Central Asian and related historical traditions.

Use it for

Words that belong together

• a roadside khan
• a khan’s courtyard

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The roadside khan enclosed the travelers around a single dusty courtyard.

They reached the khan before the last pack animal was brought inside.

Usage notes

Primary category: setting. Forms: Singular khan; plural khans. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings.