firman
noun
an edict or administrative order issued by or in the name of a Middle Eastern sovereign (formerly by an Ottoman Turkish sultan).
firmans
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pluralof firman.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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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
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
All those in command of Turkish troops now in Transylvania have received firmans ordering them to join the army of the General-in-chief at Neuhaüsel as soon as possible.
From The Golden Age in Transylvania by Mór Jókai
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
