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mufti(encyclopedia)
mufti(dictionary)

mufti(1) (iou)



mufti noun1. L16.
[Arab. mufti active pple of 'afta decide a point of law, rel. to FATWA. Cf. MUFTI noun2.]
A Muslim cleric or legal expert empowered to give rulings on religious matters; in the Ottoman Empire a chief legal authority, esp. of a large city (also Grand Mufti).