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单词 makhzan
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Makhzann.

Brit. /ˈmɑːkz(ə)n/, /ˈmɑːxz(ə)n/, U.S. /ˈmɑkzən/, /ˈmɑxzən/
Forms: 1800s– Maghasen, 1800s– Maghzen, 1800s– Makhzan, 1800s– Makhzen. Also with lower-case initial.
Origin: A borrowing from Arabic. Etymon: Arabic maḵzan.
Etymology: < Arabic maḵzan, maḵzin treasury (see magazine n.). Compare French makzen (1844), magzem (1849), maghzen, makhzen.
1. A body of irregular Algerian horsemen in the service of France. Obsolete.Extended from Algerian use, whereby certain military tribes were used by the central government to collect land taxes, etc. The following senses are recorded from Algerian sources dating from 1847–54: ‘Aujourd'hui [al-makhzan] signifie les cavaliers du gouvernement.., officiers et cavaliers choisis pour la rentrée des impôts,..soldats irréguliers’ (R. Dozy Suppl. aux Dicts. Arabes (1881)).
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society > armed hostility > warrior > soldier > soldier by type of service > [noun] > irregular > specific
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Makhzan1854
1854 J. R. Morell Algeria xxi. 392 Immediately that the tribes were subdued, the victors required them to supply irregular horsemen, called makhzen or goum, to attack the refractory.
1894 G. Montbard Among Moors 169 A knot of soldiers of the Maghzen are plunging their horses into the stream.
2. (The seat of) the Moroccan government; the dominant official class in Morocco. Also in extended use.
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society > authority > rule or government > ruler or governor > a or the government > [noun] > the Moroccan government
Makhzan1874
1874 tr. G. Rohlfs Adventures Morocco ix. 193 Every day at midday on his return from the Maghasen (palace of the Sultan and seat of government) I was called.
1901 Chambers's Jrnl. 6 July 504/1 Laraiche, once offered to the British Maghzen (Government) in return for help against the enemies of the Sultan.
1930 Economist 24 May 1179/1 This loan of 62,500,000 francs was originally contracted by the Maghzen of Morocco.
1941 Morocco (Geogr. Handbk. Ser.) I. 207 The following years [sc. after 1878] were marked by struggles between the Makhzen and various..tribes.
1970 J. Petrie tr. C. A. Julien Hist. N. Afr. 229 He organized the government of Morocco—the makhzan.
1973 R. E. Dunn in E. Gellner & C. A. Micaud Arabs & Berbers 92 At the ‘national’ level it influenced foundation of the makhzan's policies towards the Saharan region, especially in relation to the southward expansion of French Algeria.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2000; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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