Nizam definitions

nĭ-zäm', -zăm', nī-
Used formerly as a title for rulers of Hyderabad, India.
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The title of the native rulers of Hyderabad, India that reigned from 1713 to 1950
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The Turkish army, especially in the 1800s.
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A soldier in the Turkish regular army.
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(historical) A native sovereign of Hyderabad, India.
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Origin of nizam

Urdu nizām(-almulk) governor (of the empire) from Arabic niẓām order, arrangement from naẓama to arrange nṯm in Semitic roots