nizamate

Variant of Nizam

Nizam definition

Ni·zam (ni zäm′, nī zam′)

noun

  1. the title of the native rulers of Hyderabad, India that reigned from 1713 to 1950
  2. pl. nizam ni·zam′ a soldier in the Turkish regular army

Etymology: Hindi & Pers niẓām < Ar niẓām, to order < naẓama, to govern

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