firman

[ fur-muhn, fer-mahn ]

noun,plural fir·mans.
  1. an edict or administrative order issued by or in the name of a Middle Eastern sovereign (formerly by an Ottoman Turkish sultan).

Origin of firman

1
1610–20; <Turkish ferman<Persian farmān

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firman

/ (fɜːˈmɑːn, ˈfɜː-) /


noun
  1. an edict of an Oriental sovereign

  2. any authoritative grant of permission

Origin of firman

1
C17: from Persian fermān

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