vizierial

Variant of vizier

vizier definition

vi·zier (vi zir′, viz′yər)

noun

in the Ottoman Empire, a high officer in the government; esp., a minister of state
also sp. vizir vi·zir′

Etymology: Turk vezīr < Ar wazīr, a vizier, lit., bearer of burdens < wazara, to bear a burden, take upon oneself: the vizier bears the duties actually incumbent upon the ruler

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