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VIZIER

\vˈa͡ɪzɪə], \vˈa‍ɪzɪə], \v_ˈaɪ_z_ɪ__ə]\

Definitions of VIZIER

2006 - WordNet 3.0
1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language

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

2006 - WordNet 3.0
By Princeton University

A high officer of various Mohammedan countries, especially of Turkey; a minister of state; a councilor. Also, vizir.

1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer

An oriental minister or councillor of state.

1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
By Daniel Lyons

Turkish councillor of state.

1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman

n. [Arabic] A high executive officer in Turkey and other Oriental countries. Grand vizier, the chief minister of the Turkish empire.

1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language

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