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‖ seˈlictar Obs.
Also 7 selihhtar.
[repr. Turkish pronunciation of Pers. silaḥdār, f. Arab. silāḥ (pl. of silḥ weapon) + Pers. -dār having.]
The sword-bearer of a Turkish chieftain.
1684Lond. Gaz. No. 1985/1 The Selictar Aga, or the Great Sword-Bearer, attended with a great number of Spahees. 1687Lovell tr. Thevenot's Trav. i. 161 After him came his Selihhtar and Tchoadar, each with his long tail'd Cap hanging down behind his back. 1606Lond. Gaz. No. 4236/1 He was Selictar Aga to the late Sultan. 1812Byron Ch. Har. ii. lxxii, Selictar! unsheathe then our chief's scimitar. 1820T. S. Hughes Trav. Sicily II. 148, 3000 Albanian troops under the selictar or sword-bearer of the vizir. |