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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Example sentences from the Web for pashalik
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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