vizier – מילון אנגלי-אנגלי
vizier
n.
high ranking executive officer in Muslim countries
VizieR
Vizier
A
vizier (, rarely ; ;
Wazeer, , , ,
Vazeer; sometimes spelled
vazir,
vizir,
vasir,
wazir,
vesir, or
vezir) is a high-ranking political advisor or minister. The
Abbasid caliphs gave the title
wazir to a minister formerly called
katib (secretary) who was at first merely a helper, but afterwards became the representative and successor of the
dapir (official scribe or secretary) of the
Sassanian kings.
vizier
Noun
1. a high official in a Muslim government (especially in the Ottoman Empire)
(hypernym) official, functionary
vizier (het)
n.
visor, vizard, vizor, vizier, vizir, sight, gun sight
Vizier
(n.)
A councilor of state; a high executive officer in Turkey and other Oriental countries.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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