vizier
noun
(formerly) a high official in certain Muslim countries and caliphates, especially a minister of state.
vizir
-
a variation of
vizier.
Example Sentences
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The tomb was that of a pharaoh’s vizir called Dagi who may have employed the scribe.
From New York Times ● May 20, 2011
With him were his vizir, the ulema, the young kaimakan, Kara Mustafa, the "rising sun of war," and a company of the infantry guard.
From Pan Michael An Historical Novel of Poland, the Ukraine, and Turkey. by Henryk Sienkiewicz
After journeying through Khorasan and Sijistān, he finally settled in Herāt under the protection of the vizir of Mahmūd, the Ghaznevid sultan.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 8 "Haller, Albrecht" to "Harmonium" by Various
From the multitude of colored banners with which the field on the side of Dlujek had bloomed as with flowers, it was known that the vizir was coming to direct the storm in person.
From Pan Michael An Historical Novel of Poland, the Ukraine, and Turkey. by Henryk Sienkiewicz
Nasir-ed-deen became the vizir of the conqueror, who afterwards built for him the observatory of Meragha.
From Secret Societies of the Middle Ages by Thomas Keightley
