Definitions for viziervɪˈzɪər, ˈvɪz yər
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
vi•ziervɪˈzɪər, ˈvɪz yər(n.)
also vi•zir′
a high government official in certain Muslim countries, esp. in the former Ottoman Empire.
Category: Western History
Origin of vizier:
1555–65; < Turkish vezīr < Ar wazīr
vi•zier′ate-ɪt, -eɪt(n.)vi•zier′ship
Princeton's WordNet
vizier(noun)
a high official in a Muslim government (especially in the Ottoman Empire)
Wiktionary
vizier(Noun)
A high-ranking official or minister in an Islamic government, especially in the Ottoman Empire.
Webster Dictionary
Vizier(noun)
a councilor of state; a high executive officer in Turkey and other Oriental countries
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