firman
Americannoun
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firmans
plural
noun
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an edict of an Oriental sovereign
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any authoritative grant of permission
Other Word Forms
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Etymology
Origin of firman
1610–20; < Turkish ferman < Persian farmān
Example Sentences
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The Turkish Government gave me a firman, which was practically a passport to go where I pleased.
From The Treasure of the Tigris A Tale of Mesopotamia by A. F. Mockler Ferryman
In the following year another firman bestowed upon him the title of khedive in lieu of that of vali, borne by Mehemet Ali and his immediate successors.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 1 "Edwardes" to "Ehrenbreitstein" by Various
Her appeal, 130 however, to the Porte procured the withdrawal of the firman, and saved her gardens from the destruction which a want of irrigation would soon have produced.
From Lives of Celebrated Women by Samuel G. (Samuel Griswold) Goodrich
As he had forced from Turkey a firman assigning the throne to his own family, he was succeeded by one of his sons.
From Mentone, Cairo, and Corfu by Constance Fenimore Woolson
In 1871, when France was disabled after the war, the bey obtained from Constantinople a firman of investiture, thus recognizing the suzerainty of the Porte.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 8 "France" to "Francis Joseph I." by Various
These include highly ornate Sultans’ firmans — or decrees — deeds of ownership and court decisions.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 21, 2022
“The Sultans’ firmans we saw in the tower … and the Ottoman state’s court decisions show that the monks’ small democracy was able to gain the respect of all conquering powers,” Nikopoulos said.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 21, 2022
Such is his influence, that many believe he could even subvert the authority of the Shah himself, and make his subjects look upon his firmans as worthless, as so much waste paper.
From The Adventures of Hajji Baba of Ispahan by James Morier
I said that both Mohhammad Ali and the Sultan were satisfied as to the innocence of the accused, and they had both given me firmans confirming their opinion.
From Diaries of Sir Moses and Lady Montefiore, Volume I Comprising Their Life and Work as Recorded in Their Diaries From 1812 to 1883 by Louis Loewe
Zuleika—to thy tower's retreat Betake thee—Giaffir I can greet: And now with him I fain must prate Of firmans, imposts, levies, state.
From The Works of Lord Byron. Vol. 3 by Ernest Hartley Coleridge
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