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Majlis

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maj⋅lis

  [mahj-lis]
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–noun, plural -lis. (in Islamic countries)
1. a public audience held by a chieftain, monarch, or other ruler to listen to the requests of petitioners.
2. a house of parliament, as in Iran.
Origin:
1815–25; < Ar
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Majlis 
Persian national assembly, 1821, from Arabic majlis "assembly," lit. "session," from jalasa "he sat down."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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