firman
Americannoun
plural
firmansnoun
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an edict of an Oriental sovereign
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any authoritative grant of permission
Etymology
Origin of firman
1610–20; < Turkish ferman < Persian farmān
Example Sentences
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It is stated in the Berliner Allgemeine Kirchen Zeitung, that the Jews have obtained a firman from the Porte, granting them permission to build a temple on Mount Zion.
From Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol. 1. No 1, June 1850 by Various
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
That the Russo-Greek rights have been clearly admitted, And secured by a firman, and Hatti-Scheriff; So that France and the Latin Communions outwitted, Yield the pas to the Russo-Greek Church and its chief.
From Punch - Volume 25 (Jul-Dec 1853) by Various
The sultan gave a firman to the French ambassador, under which all the European residents and travellers visited it.
From Incidents of Travel in Greece, Turkey, Russia, and Poland, Vol. I (of 2) by Stephens, John Lloyd
"I have just come from the Sultan, and I have brought with me his firman, in which he summons her to Stambul; not a hair of her head is to be crumpled."
From The Slaves of the Padishah by J?kai, M?r
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