a Muslim legal expert and adviser on the law of the Koran
2.
(in the former Ottoman empire) the leader of the religious community
Word origin
C16: from Arabic muftī, from aftā to give a (legal) decision
mufti in British English2
(ˈmʌftɪ)
nounWord forms: plural-tis
civilian dress, esp as worn by a person who normally wears a military uniform
Word origin
C19: perhaps from mufti1
mufti in American English
(ˈmʌfti)
nounWord forms: pluralˈmuftis
1.
in Muslim countries, an interpreter or expounder of religious law
2.
ordinary clothes, esp. when worn by one who normally wears, or has long worn, a military orother uniform
Word origin
Ar, one who gives a decisive response < āftā, to judge; sense mufti (sense 2) ? in allusion to the Muslimlike dressing gown and tasseled cap worn by an officeroff duty in the early 19th c.
Examples of 'mufti' in a sentence
mufti
Judith, also in mufti and seated across from me, caught my eye and winked encouragingly.