n.
1 a title given to rulers and officials in Central Asia, Afghanistan, etc.
2 hist. a the supreme ruler of the Turkish, Tartar, and Mongol tribes. b the emperor of China in the Middle Ages.
Derivatives:
khanate n.
Etymology: Turki kan lord
2.
n. a caravanserai.
Etymology: Arab. kan inn
Useful english dictionary. 2012.