vizierate
Britishnoun
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the position, rank, or authority of a vizier
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the term of office of a vizier
Example Sentences
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Abbās, who was raised to the vizierate in his place.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 1 "Edwardes" to "Ehrenbreitstein" by Various
Soon after he died; and his nephew, Saladin, succeeded to the vizierate.
From The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 06 (From Barbarossa to Dante) by Horne, Charles F. (Charles Francis)
Thus the grand vizierate became a post without power, which, he explained, did not interest him any longer.
From Under Four Administrations From Cleveland to Taft by Straus, Oscar S.
Azīz’s reign the vizierate of Egypt was held by a Christian, Jesus, son of Nestorius, who appointed as his deputy in Syria a Jew, Manasseh b.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 1 "Edwardes" to "Ehrenbreitstein" by Various
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