/
vɪˈzɪə,
ˈvɪzɪə/
n.
historical a high official in some Muslim countries, especially in Turkey under Ottoman rule.
Derivative
- vizierate
/-rət/
n. - vizierial
/vɪˈzɪərɪəl/
adj. - viziership n.
Etymology
C16: via Turk. from Arab. wazīr ‘caliph's chief counsellor’.
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