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vizier
vi·zier V0132500 (vĭ-zîr′, vĭz′yər)n. A high officer in a Muslim government, especially in the Ottoman Empire.
[Turkish vezir, from Arabic wazīr, burdened, minister, from 'āzara, to help, derived form of 'azara, to surround; see ʔzr in Semitic roots, or from wazara, to carry a burden; see wzr in Semitic roots.]
vi·zier′ate (vĭ-zîr′ĭt, -āt′, vĭz′yər-ĭt, -yə-rāt′) n.vi·zier′i·al adj.vizier (vɪˈzɪə) n (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) a high official in certain Muslim countries, esp in the former Ottoman Empire. Viziers served in various capacities, such as that of provincial governor or chief minister to the sultan[C16: from Turkish vezīr, from Arabic wazīr porter, from wazara to bear a burden] viˈzierial, viˈzirial adj viˈziership nvi•zier (vɪˈzɪər, ˈvɪz yər) also vi•zir′,
n. a high government official in certain Muslim countries, esp. in the former Ottoman Empire. [1555–65; < Turkish vezīr < Arabic wazīr] vi•zier′ate (-ɪt, -eɪt) vi•zier′ship, n. Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | vizier - a high official in a Muslim government (especially in the Ottoman Empire)functionary, official - a worker who holds or is invested with an office |
Translationsvizier
vizier a high official in certain Muslim countries, esp in the former Ottoman Empire. Viziers served in various capacities, such as that of provincial governor or chief minister to the sultan Vizier title of ministers and highest dignitaries in many Islamic countries. In the Ottoman Empire the supreme or grand vizier (vezir-i-azam, sard-azam) headed the government (the Porte), issued orders (fermans) in the name of the sultan, and signed peace treaties. With the termination of the sultanate in Turkey (1922), this office was abolished. vizier
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