zaimn.

/zaˈim/

Forms: Plural same or zaims.

Etymology: < Turkish zaim, < Arabic zaʿīm chieftain; in sense b, directly from the Arabic (= spokesman, leader, ringleader).

a. Formerly, in the feudal system of Turkey, a chief who supported a mounted militia bearing his name. Cf. timariot n. Historical.

ΘΚΠ

society > authority > rule or government > ruler or governor > lord > [noun] > feudal lord > Turkish

timariot1601

timar1604

zaim1807

1807 T. Thornton Present State of Turkey v. 165 Each of the feudal lords, whether zaïms or timariots, were enjoined by the charter by which they held their estates, to proceed to war.

a1823 Encycl. Metrop. (1845) XV. 509/2 These Beys have the command over all the individuals in a certain district, who hold lands on the same tenure; the latter are called sipáhís or soldiers (seapoys), and in our books zaïms and timariots, from the different sort of estates which they hold in fee.

1913 A. H. Lybyer Govt. Ottoman Empire 101 The Zaims and Timariotes..were a class of country gentlemen.

b. In Lebanon, a popular leader or influential figure.

ΘΚΠ

society > authority > control > person in control > [noun] > leader > of the people

tribune1587

demagogue1651

jefe1844

Pasionaria1961

zaim1975

1975 New Society 23 Oct. 207/2 A characteristically Lebanese political institution, that of the zaim (leader) and his network of co-religionist clients.

1983 Listener 8 Sept. 6/2 When revolution came, it was..from the strongholds of the political godfathers—the zaʿims—Christian and Muslim, who ran the country as an extension of their personal fiefdoms.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1993; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	zaim
释义	zaimn. /zaˈim/ Forms: Plural same or zaims. Etymology: < Turkish zaim, < Arabic zaʿīm chieftain; in sense b, directly from the Arabic (= spokesman, leader, ringleader). a. Formerly, in the feudal system of Turkey, a chief who supported a mounted militia bearing his name. Cf. timariot n. Historical. ΘΚΠ society > authority > rule or government > ruler or governor > lord > [noun] > feudal lord > Turkish timariot1601 timar1604 zaim1807 1807 T. Thornton Present State of Turkey v. 165 Each of the feudal lords, whether zaïms or timariots, were enjoined by the charter by which they held their estates, to proceed to war. a1823 Encycl. Metrop. (1845) XV. 509/2 These Beys have the command over all the individuals in a certain district, who hold lands on the same tenure; the latter are called sipáhís or soldiers (seapoys), and in our books zaïms and timariots, from the different sort of estates which they hold in fee. 1913 A. H. Lybyer Govt. Ottoman Empire 101 The Zaims and Timariotes..were a class of country gentlemen. b. In Lebanon, a popular leader or influential figure. ΘΚΠ society > authority > control > person in control > [noun] > leader > of the people tribune1587 demagogue1651 jefe1844 Pasionaria1961 zaim1975 1975 New Society 23 Oct. 207/2 A characteristically Lebanese political institution, that of the zaim (leader) and his network of co-religionist clients. 1983 Listener 8 Sept. 6/2 When revolution came, it was..from the strongholds of the political godfathers—the zaʿims—Christian and Muslim, who ran the country as an extension of their personal fiefdoms. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1993; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < n.1807
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