VIZIER

vizier

(noun) a high official in a Muslim government (especially in the Ottoman Empire)

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

vizier (plural viziers)

A high-ranking official or minister in an Islamic government, especially in the Ottoman Empire.

vicegerent, viceroy

(chess) a fairy chess piece that can only be moved one space up, down, left or right.

Source: Wiktionary


Viz"ier, n. Etym: [Ar. wezir, wazir, properly, a bearer of burdens, a porter, from wazara to bear a burden: cf. F. vizir, visir. Cf. Alguazil.]

Definition: A councilor of state; a high executive officer in Turkey and other Oriental countries. [Written also visier, vizir, and vizer.] Grand vizier, the chief minister of the Turkish empire; -- called also vizier-azem.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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