An '''Emirate''' is similar to a [[monarchy]] or [[sultanate]], but a government in which the supreme [[power]] is in the hands of an [[emir]] (the ruler of a [[Muslim]] state); the emir may be an absolute [[overlord]] or a sovereign with constitutionally limited [[authority]]. | An '''Emirate''' is similar to a [[monarchy]] or [[sultanate]], but a government in which the supreme [[power]] is in the hands of an [[emir]] (the ruler of a [[Muslim]] state); the emir may be an absolute [[overlord]] or a sovereign with constitutionally limited [[authority]]. |