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vizier (iou)



vizier noun. M16.
[French visir, vizir or Spanish visir from Turkish vezir from Arab. wazir helper, assistant, (later) ruler's senior aide or minister: see -IER.]
Hist. In some Muslim countries, esp. Turkey under Ottoman rule: a high state official or minister; a governor or viceroy of a province; esp. (also grand vizier) the chief minister of the sovereign.
vi'zieral adjective = vizierial L19.
vi'zierate noun (a) the position or authority of a vizier; the period of a vizier's office; (b) a province or district governed by a vizier; (c) the department or residence of a vizier: L17.
vizierial adjective of or pertaining to a vizier; (of a letter etc.) issued by or under the authority of a vizier: M19.
vi'ziership noun the position or authority of a vizier, the period of a vizier's office; a province or district governed by a vizier; a vizierate: M17.