vizier
or vi·zir
(formerly) a high official in certain Muslim countries and caliphates, especially a minister of state.: Compare grand vizier.
Origin of vizier
1Other words from vizier
- vi·zier·ate [vi-zeer-it, -eyt, viz-yer-it, -yuh-reyt], /vɪˈzɪər ɪt, -eɪt, ˈvɪz yər ɪt, -yəˌreɪt/, vi·zier·ship, noun
- vi·zier·i·al, adjective
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How to use vizier in a sentence
The rebel leader was deep in converse with a richly-attired personage whom Frank discovered afterwards to be the vizier.
The Red Year | Louis TracyOur last visit on this day was to the beautiful monument of the vizier Sofdar-Dchang, which is also a mosque.
A Woman's Journey Round the World | Ida PfeifferBattle of Maclin; a body of 70,000 Turks under the grand vizier, defeated by the Russians.
The Every Day Book of History and Chronology | Joel MunsellShe did so, and bound the vizier's arms with a scarf, which so amused the Wazir that he laughed loud and long.
Fifty Contemporary One-Act Plays | VariousI shall become a great emir,—vizier perhaps—no—I will better that; what may not a good sword hope with favoring start?
God Wills It! | William Stearns Davis
British Dictionary definitions for vizier
/ (vɪˈzɪə) /
a high official in certain Muslim countries, esp in the former Ottoman Empire. Viziers served in various capacities, such as that of provincial governor or chief minister to the sultan
Origin of vizier
1Derived forms of vizier
- vizierial or vizirial, adjective
- viziership, noun
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