MUFTI

mufti

(noun) civilian dress worn by a person who is entitled to wear a military uniform

mufti

(noun) a jurist who interprets Muslim religious law

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Proper noun

MUFTI

Acronym of Minimum Use of Force and Tactical Intervention.

Etymology

Noun

mufti (countable and uncountable, plural muftis)

(countable, Islam) A Muslim scholar and interpreter of shari’a law, who can deliver a fatwa.

(uncountable, AU, British, New Zealand) A civilian dress when worn by a member of the military, or casual dress when worn by a pupil of a school who normally would wear uniform.

Synonym: civvies

Source: Wiktionary


Muf"ti, n.; pl. Muftis. Etym: [Ar. mufti.]

Definition: An official expounder of Mohammedan law.

Muf"ti, n.

Definition: Citizen's dress when worn by a naval or military officer; -- a term derived from the British service in India. [Colloq. Eng.]

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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