Definition of Vizier. Meaning of Vizier. Synonyms of Vizier

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Definition of Vizier

Vizier
Vizier Viz"ier, n. [Ar. wez[=i]r, waz[=i]r, properly, a bearer of burdens, a porter, from wazara to bear a burden: cf. F. vizir, visir. Cf. Alguazil.] A councilor of state; a high executive officer in Turkey and other Oriental countries. [Written also visier, vizir, and vizer.] Grand vizier, the chief minister of the Turkish empire; -- called also vizier-azem.

Meaning of Vizier from wikipedia

- A vizier (/ˈvɪziər/; Arabic: وزير, romanized: wazīr; Persian: وزیر, romanized: vazīr) is a high-ranking political advisor or minister in the Near East...
- The VizieR Catalogue Service is an astronomical catalog service provided by Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg (CDS, Strasbourg Data Centre...
- Grand vizier (Persian: وزيرِ اعظم, romanized: vazîr-i aʾzam; Ottoman Turkish: صدر اعظم, romanized: sadr-ı aʾzam; Turkish: sadrazam) was the title of the...
- The grand vizier of the Ottoman Empire (Turkish: Vezir-i Azam or Sadr-ı Azam (Sadrazam); Ottoman Turkish: صدر اعظم or وزیر اعظم) was the de facto prime...
- The vizier was the highest official in ancient Egypt to serve the pharaoh (king) during the Old, Middle, and New Kingdoms. Vizier is the generally accepted...
- Alaeddin Pasha (Ottoman Turkish: علاء الدين پاشا) was the first Ottoman grand vizier. His father's name was Kemaleddin (Arabic: كمال الدين, lit. 'perfection...
- Governor-General of Rumelia (1551–1555), Third Vizier (1555–1561), Second Vizier (1561–1565), and as Grand Vizier (1565–1579, for a total of 14 years, three...
- Akhenaten Thutmose (18th-dynasty vizier), Vizier during the reign of Thutmose IV Thutmose (19th-dynasty vizier), Vizier during the latter part of the reign...
- steward Ameny (vizier under Amenemhat II), Egyptian 12th-dynasty vizier Ameny (vizier under Amenemhat III), Egyptian 12th-dynasty vizier Ameny Antef, Egyptian...
- Kheti was an ancient Egyptian vizier of the Twelfth Dynasty under king Amenemhet III, who ruled around 1800 BC. Kheti is known from a papyrus fragment...