vizier

== English == === Alternative forms === vezir, vezîr (stricter transliterations of Ottoman Turkish) vazir (via Persian instead of Ottoman Turkish) wasir, wazir, wazīr (directly from Arabic) vizir, vizeer, guazil (less common forms) === Etymology === 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. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈvɪzɪə/, /vɪˈzɪə/ (General American) IPA(key): /vɪˈzɪɹ/ Rhymes: -ɪə(ɹ) === Noun === vizier (plural viziers) (history) A high-ranking official or minister in an Islamic government, especially in the Ottoman Empire. (history) The highest-ranking official or minister in ancient Egypt or Ebla; a chief administrator or a chancellor. (history) An ancient Mesopotamian civil servant, the sukkal (𒈛 (sukkal)). A vicegerent, viceroy. (chess) A fairy chess piece that can only be moved one space up, down, left or right. ==== Derived terms ==== grand vizier vizierate vizieress vizierial viziership ==== Descendants ==== → Irish: visír → Welsh: fisir ==== Translations ==== === See also === wazir === References === == Dutch == === Pronunciation === === Etymology 1 === From Middle Dutch visiere, from Old French visiere. ==== Noun ==== vizier n (plural vizieren, diminutive viziertje n) visor, a removable protective guard on a (knight's) helmet backsight, a visual aiming aid on the barrel of a gun ===== Descendants ===== → Indonesian: pisir === Etymology 2 === From Middle French visir, from Ottoman Turkish وزیر (vezir), from Arabic وَزِير (wazīr, “helper, aide, minister”). ==== Noun ==== vizier m (plural viziers or vizieren, diminutive viziertje n) a high-ranking official or minister in an Islamic government, especially in the Ottoman Empire ===== Derived terms ===== grootvizier m vizierschap n === References === M. J. Koenen & J. Endepols, Verklarend Handwoordenboek der Nederlandse Taal (tevens Vreemde-woordentolk), Groningen, Wolters-Noordhoff, 1969 (26th edition) [Dutch dictionary in Dutch]