vizierate

English

Etymology

From French vizirat. Equivalent to vizier +‎ -ate (forms nouns enoting rank or office, the concrete charge of it, a state ruled by people of such an office).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /vɪˈzɪəɹət/

Noun

vizierate (plural vizierates)

1. The office, dignity, or authority of a vizier.
2. The territory governed by a vizier.
3. A state governed by a vizier.

Related terms

• vizier

Translations

office, dignity, or authority of a vizier

• Ottoman Turkish: وزارت (vezâret)
• Turkish: vezirlik, vezaret

Anagrams

• varietize