vizier
noun
(formerly) a high official in certain Muslim countries and caliphates, especially a minister of state.
vizierial
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a word derived from
vizier.
Example Sentences
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These were then subjected to a severe persecution, and they sent to Constantinople for a vizierial letter, which was granted, but brought little relief.
From History Of The Missions Of The American Board Of Commissioners For Foreign Missions To The Oriental Churches, Volume II. by Rufus Anderson
The United States Minister at the Porte procured a vizierial letter, directing that Mr. Johnston suffer no further molestation, and he removed his family thither in the spring of 1835.
From History Of The Missions Of The American Board Of Commissioners For Foreign Missions To The Oriental Churches, Volume I. by Rufus Anderson
