vizierate

/ (vɪˈzɪərɪt, -eɪt) /

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noun

the position, rank, or authority of a vizier

the term of office of a vizier

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Words nearby vizierate

Vizagapatam, vizard, vizcacha, Vizcaíno, vizier, vizierate, vizor, vizsla, VJ, V-J Day, V joint

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How to use vizierate in a sentence

The rents that ought to be paid to the Vizier of the Empire he gave to the Vizierate.
The Works Of The Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Vol. IX. (of 12)|Edmund Burke
Thus the grand vizierate became a post without power, which, he explained, did not interest him any longer.
Under Four Administrations|Oscar S. Straus