Vizier definitions

vĭ-zîr', vĭz'yər

A high officer in a Muslim government, especially in the Ottoman Empire.

noun

In the Ottoman Empire, a high officer in the government; esp., a minister of state.

noun

A high-ranking official or minister in an Islamic government, especially in the Ottoman Empire.

noun

Origin of vizier

From Turkish vezir (plausibly via French visir, vizir or Spanish visir), from Arabic ÙˆØ²ÙŠØ± (wazÄ«r, “helper, aide, minister"), "one who bears (the burden of office)", from an Iranian source. Compare Middle Persian wcyl (viÄÄ«r (early), wizÄ«r (late), “decision, judgment"), Avestan ð¬¬ð¬ð¬—ð¬Œð¬ð¬€ (vÄ«cira, “arbitrator, judge"), and Old Armenian Õ¾Õ³Õ«Õ¼ (vÄiá¹™), an Iranian borrowing.