haseki

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish خاصكی (hasseki, haseki), from Classical Persian خاصگی (xāssagī, xāsagī). === Noun === haseki (plural hasekis) (historical) The chief consort of an Ottoman sultan; later, any of several consorts of the sultan. === Anagrams === sheika, Keisha, sakieh == Turkish == === Etymology === Inherited from Ottoman Turkish خاصكی (hasseki, haseki, “(formerly) one of a body of sergeants-at-arms, sixty of whom formed the body guard of the Sultan; their officers that filled important public offices”), from Classical Persian خاصگی (xāssagī, xāsagī, “the favorite of the ruler”), from Arabic خَاصّ (ḵāṣṣ, “special, particular, specific”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ha.seˈci/ Hyphenation: ha‧se‧ki === Noun === haseki (definite accusative hasekiyi, plural hasekiler) A title in the Ottoman Empire given to those who became a senior in a particular office. Lower rank officers in the Bostanji regiment. A favorite chosen from among the female slaves to the Ottoman palace. ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== === References === === Further reading === “haseki”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu Çağbayır, Yaşar (2007), “hasekî”, in Ötüken Türkçe Sözlük (in Turkish), Istanbul: Ötüken Neşriyat, page 1886