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vizier

Pronunciation: /ˈvɪzɪə/

The English word “vizier” has 5 meanings listed here.

noun

  1. A high-ranking official or minister in an Islamic government, especially in the Ottoman Empire.
  2. The highest-ranking official or minister in ancient Egypt or Ebla; a chief administrator or a chancellor.
  3. An ancient Mesopotamian civil servant, the sukkal (𒈛 (sukkal)).
  4. A vicegerent, viceroy.
  5. A fairy chess piece that can only be moved one space up, down, left or right.

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish وزیر (vezir) (Turkish vezir) (via French vizir), from Arabic وَزِير (wazīr, “helper, aide, minister”, literally “one who bears (the burden of office)”). Doublet of wazir.

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