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
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Etymology
Origin of firman
1610–20; < Turkish ferman < Persian farmān
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In April, 1845, he left Zanzibar, furnished with a firman from Sultan Said to the principal chiefs of the tribes of the interior, though in reality they enjoyed the most complete independence.
From The Progress of Ethnology An Account of Recent Archaeological, Philological and Geographical Researches in Various Parts of the Globe by John Russell Bartlett
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
Two years after, the Madras work of Clive was completed by a firman from the emperor of Delhi, recognizing the British possessions in southern India.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 5 "Clervaux" to "Cockade" by Various
South of Siwa the frontier, according to the Turkish firman of 1841, bends eastward, approaching the cultivated Nile-land near Wadi Halfa, i.e. the southern frontier.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 1 "Edwardes" to "Ehrenbreitstein" by Various
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
“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
These include highly ornate Sultans’ firmans — or decrees — deeds of ownership and court decisions.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 21, 2022
Excavation is the exclusive privilege of the Museums, but firmans may be obtained by scientific societies and specialists.
From How to Observe in Archaeology by Various
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
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
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