pashalik

[ puh-shah-lik, -shaw- ]

noun

1. the territory governed by a pasha.

pashalik

/ ˈpɑːʃəlɪk /

noun

1. the province or jurisdiction of a pasha

Word History and Origins

Origin of pashalik¹

First recorded in 1735–45; < Turkish, equivalent to paşa pasha + -lιk suffix forming nouns of condition

Word History and Origins

Origin of pashalik¹

C18: from Turkish

Example Sentences

Roused by his cries, the military and body guard of the pashalik rushed in, and the whole house was in an uproar.

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Khair-ed-Din Barbarossa captured the city in 1520 and annexed it to his Algerian pashalik.

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You may rest assured that there is not a province of the empire better governed than the pashalik of Silistria.

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