Vizier
Pronunciation
- IPA: /vɪˈzɪə/, /ˈvɪzɪə/
- Rhymes: -ɪə(ɹ)
Origin
From Turkish vezir (plausibly via French visir, vizir or Spanish visir), from Arabic وزير (wazīr, "helper, aide, minister"), "one who bears (the burden of office)",
"vizier." Dictionary.com. Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1). Random House, Inc. 2008.
from an source. Compare Middle Persian wcyl (viÄÄ«r (early), wizÄ«r (late), "decision, judgment"), Avestan ð¬¬ð¬ð¬—ð¬Œð¬ð¬€ (vÄ«cira, "arbitrator, judge"), and Old Armenian Õ¾Õ³Õ«Õ¼, an Iranian borrowing.
Alternative forms
Full definition of vizier
Noun
vizier
(plural viziers)- A high-ranking official or minister in an Islamic government, especially in the Ottoman Empire.