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grand signior
grand signior Forms: see signior. [ad. It. gran signore ‘great lord’: see grand and signior. Some of the forms are assimilated to the Fr. equivalent grand seigneur.] 1. the Grand Signior: the Sultan of Turkey.1592 Wotton Let. to Ld. Zouch 6 Aug. in Reliq. (1685) 683 The Gran Seignior yet liveth in C... Oxford English Dictionary
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Jean de La Forêt
De La Forêt had also been instructed by Francis I to obtain "a million of gold, which will be no inconvenience to the Grand Signior". wikipedia.org
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signor
▪ I. ‖ signor, n. (ˈsiːnjɔː(r)) Also 6–9 signior (7 -iour, -ier). [It. signor, reduced form of signore signore, = Sp. señor, Pg. senhor, F. seigneur:—L. seniōr-em, acc. of senior senior a. and n. See also seigneur and seignior.] 1. In Italian use, or with reference to Italians: A term of respect pla... Oxford English Dictionary
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Minotti
The grand army of the Turks (1715), under the Prime Visir, tried to open to themselves a way into the heart of the Morea, and to form the siege of Napoli the infidels, that they would not grant any capitulation, but stormed the place with so much fury, that they took it, and put most of the garrison with Signior wikipedia.org
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caliphate
caliphate (ˈkælɪfeɪt) Also -at. [f. as prec. + -ate: in F. caliphat, med.L. calīphātus.] 1. The rank, dignity, or office of caliph.1753 Chambers Cycl. Supp. s.v., The Caliphate comprehended the power both of the royalty, and priesthood. 1817 Keatinge Trav. I. 314 The grand signior is considered as t... Oxford English Dictionary
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solak
‖ solak rare. Also 6 sola (?), 7 solach, solaque. [a. Turkish ṣōlāq. So F. solak.] (See quots.) The identity of the word in the first quot. is doubtful.1520 Caxton's Chron. Eng. vii. 141 b/1 In y⊇ iiij yeare of kynge Henryes reygne came y⊇ Emperour of Constantynople with many greate solaes [Brut and... Oxford English Dictionary
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Sophia
▪ I. ‖ Sophia1 (ˈsɒfɪə) [L. sophia, a. Gr. σοϕία, f. σοϕός wise. Cf. sophy2.] 1. Wisdom, knowledge; spec. the Divine Wisdom. (Freq. personified.)1649 J. Ellistone Behmen's Ep. Pref. (1886) 5 This knowledge,..this garland, and crown of virgin Sophia. Ibid. 117 The fair and noble Sophia..which now at ... Oxford English Dictionary
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shahzadah
‖ shahzadah (ʃɑːˈzɑːdə) Forms: 7 shawh-zawdeh, 9 shahzadeh, shazada, shah zadeh, shahzada, 8– shahzadah. [Pers. shāhzādah, f. shah + zādah son.] The son of the shah; a king's son.1662 Phillips (ed. 2), Shawh-zawdeh, the Grand-Signior's son; the word signifieth in Persian tongue, a King's son. 1800 W... Oxford English Dictionary
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cadilesker
‖ cadilesker (kɑːdɪˈlɛskə(r)) Also cadilisker, -escher, -esher, cadelesher, kadilesker. [f. prec. + Turk. leskar, ad. Pers. lashkar army: his jurisdiction originally extended to soldiers.] A chief judge in the Turkish empire.1686 Lond. Gaz. No. 2196/1 Hussain Effendi Cadilisker of Romelia is made Gr... Oxford English Dictionary
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bustangee
buˈstangee obs. form of bostangi.1686 Lond. Gaz. No. 2196/1 The Grand Signior..doubled his Guard of Bustangees. Oxford English Dictionary
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seraglio
seraglio (sɛˈrɑːljəʊ) Also 6 sarralia, seralyo, serraqlio, 7 seraglia, seralia, seralio, serraglio, serralia, surralia, -ya, zereglia, pl. seragli. [a. It. serraglio:—popular L. *serrāculum enclosure, place of confinement (cf. med.L. serrāculum fastening of a door), f. *serrāre (whence It. serrare, ... Oxford English Dictionary
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respectfully
respectfully, adv. (rɪˈspɛktfʊlɪ) [f. prec. + -ly2.] a. In a respectful or deferential manner.a 1586 Sidney Arcadia i. ii. (1891) 8 b, Kalander soone iudged that his guest was of no meane calling; and therefore the more respectfullie entertaining him. a 1667 Cowley Ess., Of Avarice, These really Poo... Oxford English Dictionary
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fetwa
‖ fetwa (ˈfɛtwə) Forms: 7–9 fetfa, 8 fetva, 9 fethwa, fetwa. [Arab. fetwa (pronounced by the Turks fetfa), f. fatā, in 4th conj. to instruct by a legal decision (pr. pple. muftī mufti).] A decision given (usually in writing) by a Mufti or other Muslim juridical authority.1625 Purchas Pilgrims II. ix... Oxford English Dictionary
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quadrimular
† quaˈdrimular, a. Obs. rare—1. [f. L. quadrīm-us (f. quadri- + hiem-s winter) + -ular.] Lasting for four years.1664 H. More Synopsis Proph. 341 This quadrimular antichrist shall not onely over-run Christendom, but subdue the Grand Signior. Oxford English Dictionary
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shroffage
shroffage (ˈʃrɒfɪdʒ) Also 7 shraffage, sherofferage. [f. prec. + -age. Cf. 16th cent. It. xarafaggio, Sp. cerafagio.] The commission charged for shroffing coin.1629 in Foster Engl. Factories India (1909) III. 354 Shraffage is halfe a riall per every thousand rialls. 1676 Streynsham Master Diaries (1... Oxford English Dictionary
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