IMARET

imaret

(noun) a hostel for pilgrims in Turkey

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

imaret (plural imarets)

(historical or architecture) An Ottoman soup kitchen built between the fourteenth and nineteenth centuries, often part of a larger complex or waqf.

Anagrams

• AIRMET, Martie, mariet, mirate

Source: Wiktionary


I*ma"ret, n. Etym: [Turk., fr. Ar. 'imara.]

Definition: A lodging house for Mohammedan pilgrims. Moore.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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