firman
Americannoun
noun
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an edict of an Oriental sovereign
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any authoritative grant of permission
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Etymology
Origin of firman
1610–20; < Turkish ferman < Persian farmān
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A third visit was made late in 1841, after Fellows had obtained a firman by personal application at Constantinople.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 2 "Fairbanks, Erastus" to "Fens" by Various
The reason assigned is, that he attacked Bagdad without any warrant, and had detained at Mosul the Tartars who were bringing the firman for Daoud Pasha.
From Journal of a Residence at Bagdad During the Years 1830 and 1831 by Scott, A. J. (Alexander John)
It took a few days to get things in order: the firman from the Turkish Government examined and signed by the governor; servants and horses engaged, and an escort of mounted zaptiehs provided.
From The Treasure of the Tigris A Tale of Mesopotamia by Ferryman, A. F. Mockler
In 1873 a further firman placed the khedive in many respects in the position of an independent sovereign.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 1 "Edwardes" to "Ehrenbreitstein" by Various
It was Captain Best who secured a regular firman for trade from the Great Mogul.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 6 "Geodesy" to "Geometry" 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
Afterwards, in spite of severe firmans, He lived at Bahjí like a prince.
From Bahá’u’lláh and the New Era by Esslemont, J. E. (John Ebenezer)
He is recorded to have ordered that his reign should be reckoned from the day of his father's "martyrdom"; and there are firmans of his patent-office still forthcoming in confirmation of the record.
From Fall of the Moghul Empire of Hindustan by Keene, H. G. (Henry George)
In compliance with the firmans sent by the Porte to all the governors of Syria, she was treated with distinctions usually paid to no one under princely rank.
From Little Memoirs of the Nineteenth Century by Paston, George
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