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vizier

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vi·zier  (v-zîr, vzyr)
n.
A high officer in a Muslim government, especially in the Ottoman Empire.
[Turkish vezir, from Arabic wazr, burdened, minister, from 'zara, to help, derived form of 'azara, to surround; see zr in Semitic roots or from wazara, to carry a burden; see wzr in Semitic roots.]
vi·zierate (v-zîrt, -t, vzyr-t, -y-rt) n.
vi·zieri·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
[from Turkish vezīr, from Arabic wazīr porter, from wazara to bear a burden]
vizierial , vizirial adj
viziership  n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.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
Translations
vizier [vɪˈzɪəʳ] N → visir m
grand vizier → gran visir m
vizier
n → Wesir m
vizier [vɪˈzɪəʳ] n → visir m inv
vizier [vɪˈzɪəʳ] n → visir m inv


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This hand the king eagerly accepts -- (he had intended to take it at all events, and had put off the matter from day to day, only through fear of the vizier), -- but, in accepting it now, he gives all parties very distinctly to understand, that, grand vizier or no grand vizier, he has not the slightest design of giving up one iota of his vow or of his privileges.
The Thousand-and-Second Tale of Scheherezade by Poe, Edgar Allan View in context
Nobody could guess, for his Vizier was well closed, and nothing made him recognizable.
A Tramp Abroad by Twain, Mark View in context
Imagine the Grand Vizier in solemn council with the magnates of the realm, spelling his way through the hated newspaper, and finally delivering his profound decision: "This thing means mischief --it is too darkly, too suspiciously inoffensive--suppress it
The Innocents Abroad by Twain, Mark View in context
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