timariotn.
/tɪˈmɑːrɪət/ Historical.
The holder of a timar n. Also attributive.
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society > authority > rule or government > ruler or governor > lord > [noun] > feudal lord > Turkish
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society > law > legal right > right of possession or ownership > tenure of property > one who has tenure > [noun] > by service or allegiance > by military service
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1601 R. Johnson tr. G. Botero Trauellers Breuiat 44 They can no sooner stirre, but as so many falcons these Timorots [1603 Timarats] are presently on their necks.
1630 P. Massinger Picture sig. B Who knowes but some partie Of his Timariots..May fall vpon vs.
1690 W. Temple Ess. Heroick Virtue v. 120 in Miscellanea: 2nd Pt. The Division of all Lands in conquered Countries, into Timariots, or Soldiers Shares.
1813 Ld. Byron Bride Abydos i. vii. 203 First of the bold Timariot bands.
1913 A. H. Lybyer Govt. Ottoman Empire 101 The Zaims and Timariotes..were a class of country gentlemen.
1981 A. Toynbee Greeks & their Heritage 183 Ottoman Muslim timariots.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1912; most recently modified version published online June 2022).
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