Vizier Definition
vĭ-zîr, vĭzyər
viziers
noun
In the Ottoman Empire, a high officer in the government; esp., a minister of state.
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viziersOrigin of Vizier
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From Turkish vezir (plausibly via French visir, vizir or Spanish visir), from Arabic وزير (wazÄ«r, “helper, aide, minister"), "one who bears (the burden of office)", from an Iranian source. Compare Middle Persian wcyl (vičīr (early), wizÄ«r (late), “decision, judgment"), Avestan 𐬬𐬍𐬗𐬌𐬭𐬀 (vÄ«cira, “arbitrator, judge"), and Old Armenian Õ¾Õ³Õ«Õ¼ (včiá¹™), an Iranian borrowing.
From Wiktionary
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Turkish vezir from Arabic wazīr burdened, minister from ’āzara to help derived form of ’azara to surround ℵzr in Semitic roots or from wazara to carry a burden wzr in Semitic roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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