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
Finally, the vizir commanded the janissaries to move to the walls for a trial.
From Pan Michael An Historical Novel of Poland, the Ukraine, and Turkey. by Sienkiewicz, Henryk
The vizir was concerned mainly with that gate, for through it the Polish cavalry might rush to the camp; hence he resolved to defend it most stubbornly, and urged forward unceasingly detachments of janissaries.
From Pan Michael An Historical Novel of Poland, the Ukraine, and Turkey. by Sienkiewicz, Henryk
In this case the Assassin had engaged himself as a groom in the service of the vizir.
From Secret Societies of the Middle Ages by Keightley, Thomas
The vizir promised the former demand without a moment's hesitation, and he made as little difficulty with regard to the second.
From Secret Societies of the Middle Ages by Keightley, Thomas
