• 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 (vičīr (early), wizīr (late), "decision, judgment"), Avestan 𐬬𐬍𐬗𐬌𐬭𐬀 (vīcira, "arbitrator, judge"), and Old Armenian վճիռ, an Iranian borrowing.

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    Full definition of vizier

    Noun

    vizier

    (plural viziers)
    1. A high-ranking official or minister in an Islamic government, especially in the Ottoman Empire.
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