| 释义 |
‖ mamur|maˈmuːr|
[Arab. ma'mūr.]
An Egyptian official governing a district.
1836E. W. Lane Account I. iv. 152 The whole of Egypt is divided into several large provinces, each of which is governed by an 'Osma′nlee (or a Turk); and these provinces are subdivided into districts, which are governed by native officers, with the titles of Ma-moo'r and Na'zir. 1899A. S. White From Sphinx to Oracle 108 Shortly afterwards I received the Mamur, who was accompanied by the officer commanding the police. 1900G. Bell Let. 2 May (1927) I. 86 The Mamur (the Sultan's land agent). 1901F. W. Fuller Egypt 259 Each mamurieh is under the charge of a Mamur, or Sub-Governor, who has in most cases been selected from among the native officers of the Egyptian army. 1902Encycl. Brit. XXVII. 691/1 The provincial police is under the direction of the local authorities, the mudirs or governors of provinces, and the mamurs or district officials. 1958L. Durrell Mountolive ii. 43 Today, with British rule, the Copt is debarred from holding the position of Governor or even of Mamur—the administrative magistrate of a province. 1962E. E. Evans-Pritchard Ess. Social Anthropol. vii. 145 A Zande Prince went through the ceremony of blood-brotherhood with a mamur (Egyptian or Sudanese official) to whom he was bitterly hostile. |