| Rating | Solver | Clue |
|---|---|---|
| EMPEROR | Sovereign ruler | |
| ROYALTY | Sovereign ruler | |
| KING | Sovereign ruler | |
| DESPOT | A master; a lord; especially, an absolute or irresponsible ruler or sovereign. | |
| TYRANT | An absolute ruler; a sovereign unrestrained by law or constitution; a usurper of sovereignty. | |
| MONARCH | A sole or supreme ruler; a sovereign; the highest ruler; an emperor, king, queen, prince, or chief. | |
| PADISHAH | Chief ruler; monarch; sovereign; -- a title of the Sultan of Turkey, and of the Shah of Persia. | |
| SULTAN | A ruler, or sovereign, of a Mohammedan state; specifically, the ruler of the Turks; the Padishah, or Grand Seignior; -- officially so called. | |
| SUBJECT | ... ruler and is governed by his laws; one who owes allegiance to a sovereign or a sovereign state; as, a subject of Queen Victoria; a British subj... | |