vizier
/ˈvɪzɪə//vɪˈzɪr/
词源链
- 英语English
vizier
词源说明
From Ottoman Turkish وزیر (vezir) (Turkish vezir) (via French vizir), from Arabic وَزِير (wazīr, “helper, aide, minister”, literally “one who bears (the burden of office)”). Doublet of wazir.
释义
名词noun
- 1(history) A high-ranking official or minister in an Islamic government, especially in the Ottoman Empire.
- 2(history) The highest-ranking official or minister in ancient Egypt or Ebla; a chief administrator or a chancellor.
- 3(history) An ancient Mesopotamian civil servant, the sukkal (𒈛 (sukkal)).