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vizier Definition


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vizier
noun
    1. A high-ranking government official in certain Muslim countries, especially in Turkey during the Ottoman Empire.
Derivative: vizierate
noun
    Derivative: vizierial
    adj
      Etymology: 16c: from Turkish vezir, from Arabic wazir porter, hence a bearer of a burden.



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