vizieraten.
/vɪˈzɪərət/, /ˈvɪzɪərət/, /vɪˈzɪəreɪt/, /ˈvɪzɪəreɪt/, U.S. /vəˈzɪ(ə)rət/, /vəˈzɪˌreɪt/ 1. The dignity, position, or authority of a vizier or grand vizier; also, the period during which a particular vizier held office.
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society > authority > rule or government > ruler or governor > a or the government > head of government > [noun] > vizier or grand vizier > position or (period of) office of
viziership1655
vizierate1687
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β. 1768 A. Dow in tr. M. Firishtah Hist. Hindostan II. ii. 52 Ahmed Shaw..degraded Seifdar Jung from the vizarit.1817 J. Mill Hist. Brit. India I. iii. ii. 503 In the reign of Musaood he was raised to the dignity of lord of requests; and in that of Mahmood obtained the vizarit.1834 W. Beckford Italy; with Sketches Spain & Portugal II. 44 During the grand vizariat of Pombal.γ. 1815 J. C. Hobhouse Substance Lett. (1816) I. 347 It is..clear that for some years the power of the crown, or the vizierat (it is the same), has been increasing.1864 Spectator 24 Dec. 1464/1 They will rather..fling up a vizierat, as Ouseley did, because the King asked him to impede a British design.in extended use.1795 W. Taylor in Monthly Rev. 16 539 France has had four religions in four years: catholic at the opening of the States General;..deistical in the vizirat of Robespierre.1687 A. Lovell tr. J. de Thévenot Trav. into Levant i. 80 Zornesan Mustapha..who had been made Caymacam before the Visirate of Chiaoux Basha.
1732 A. Bower Historia Litteraria 3 10 What an ardent and restless desire Asado'ddin had conceived for the Vizirate of Egypt.
1820 T. Hope Anastasius (ed. 2) III. 145 This man..had served the Capitan-Pasha during his short Visirate.
1882 Daily Tel. 4 May The change in the Vizierate is supposed to indicate an early settlement of the war indemnity question with Russia.
1895 Times 9 Nov. 5/1 Kiamil Pasha was dismissed from the Grand Vizierate last night.
2. A province or district governed by a Turkish vizier.
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society > authority > rule or government > territorial jurisdiction or areas subject to > territory under a governor or official > [noun] > under a vizier
viziership1715
wazirship1715
vizierate1876
wazirate1885
1876 A. J. Evans Through Bosnia v. 189 When the Vizierate of Bosnia stretched itself over Slavonia to the Drave.
1876 A. J. Evans Through Bosnia viii. 346 The Vizierate of Herzegovina.
3. The department, establishment, or political residence of a (grand) vizier.
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society > authority > rule or government > ruler or governor > a or the government > head of government > [noun] > vizier or grand vizier > department or establishment of
vizierate1908
1908 Times 15 Sept. 3/6 A communication from the Grand Vizierate followed the Bulgarian's receipt.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1920; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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