a public audience held by a chieftain, monarch, or other ruler to listen to the requests of petitioners.
a house of parliament, as in Iran.
the parliament of Iran
(in various N African and Middle Eastern countries) an assembly; council
Borrowed into English from Arabic around 1815–25
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