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pashalik
[ puh-shah-lik, -shaw- ]
/ pəˈʃɑ lɪk, -ˈʃɔ- /
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noun
the territory governed by a pasha.
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Also pa·cha·lic, pa·sha·lic .
Origin of pashalik
First recorded in 1735–45; <Turkish, equivalent to paşa pasha + -lιk suffix forming nouns of condition
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How to use pashalik in a sentence
Roused by his cries, the military and body guard of the pashalik rushed in, and the whole house was in an uproar.
Jack Harkaway's Boy Tinker Among The Turks|Bracebridge HemyngKhair-ed-Din Barbarossa captured the city in 1520 and annexed it to his Algerian pashalik.
You may rest assured that there is not a province of the empire better governed than the pashalik of Silistria.
British Dictionary definitions for pashalik
pashalik
pashalic
/ (ˈpɑːʃəlɪk) /
noun
the province or jurisdiction of a pasha
Word Origin for pashalik
C18: from Turkish
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