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mufti Definition

mufti (muf)

noun pl. -·tis

  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 or other uniform

Etymology: Ar, one who gives a decisive response < āftā, to judge; muftisense ? in allusion to the Muslimlike dressing gown and tasseled cap worn by an officer off duty in the early 19th c.

mufti Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • wear: Donations for wearing mufti together with the sale of special laces raised £ 327 for the RNLI.

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