irade
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of irade
1880–85; < Turkish < Arabic irādah will, wish
Example Sentences
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Upon this, the sultan, on the 3rd of December, revoked the irade of the 1st of December, and appointed Said Pasha prime minister.
From The Project Gutenberg Encyclopedia Volume 1 of 28 by Project Gutenberg
On the 24th an irade announced the restoration of the suspended constitution of 1875; next day, further irades abolished espionage and the censorship, and ordered the release of political prisoners.
From The Project Gutenberg Encyclopedia Volume 1 of 28 by Project Gutenberg
A written decree of an Ottoman sultan is also termed an irade, the word being taken from the Arab. irādā, will, volition, order.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 4 "Finland" to "Fleury, Andre" by Various
By an irade of the sultan, Hassun was now formally restored, and in 1880 he was adorned with a red hat by Leo XIII.
From Church History, Vol. 3 of 3 by Kurtz, J. H.
The Ottoman Government has lately issued an imperial irade exempting forever from taxation an American college for girls at Scutari.
From A Compilation of the Messages and Papers of the Presidents Volume 8, part 2: Grover Cleveland by Cleveland, Grover
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