Vizier
high-ranking political advisor or minister
A vizier [3] is an Arabic word for a kind of government official in some Muslim countries.[4][5] A vizier would usually work for a Muslim monarch like a Caliph, Sultan or an Emir.
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- ↑ "Vizier | Define Vizier at Dictionary.com". Dictionary.reference.com. Retrieved 2010-03-12.
- ↑ Grammatical vowel changes are common in many western Asian languages.
- ↑ /vɪˈzɪər/, rarely /ˈvɪzjər/;[1] or وزير in Arabic script (Persian, Urdu and Arabic); Hindi: वज़ीर; sometimes spelled vazir, vizir, vasir, wazir, vesir, or vezir.[2]
- ↑ "Answers - the Most Trusted Place for Answering Life's Questions". Answers.com.
- ↑ "Vizier — definition, examples, related words and more at Wordnik".
