Difference between revisions of "Firman"
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== Webster's Dictionary <ref name="term_121944" /> == | |||
<p> (n.) In [[Turkey]] and some other Oriental countries, a decree or mandate issued by the sovereign; a royal order or grant; - generally given for special objects, as to a traveler to insure him protection and assistance. </p> | |||
== The Nuttall Encyclopedia <ref name="term_73086" /> == | == The Nuttall Encyclopedia <ref name="term_73086" /> == | ||
<p> A [[Persian]] word denoting a mandate or decree; among the Turks the term is applied to such decrees as issue from the | <p> A [[Persian]] word denoting a mandate or decree; among the Turks the term is applied to such decrees as issue from the Ottoman Porte, and also to passports, the right of signing which lies with the [[Sultan]] or a Pasha; the word is also used in [[India]] to denote a permit to trade. </p> | ||
==References == | ==References == | ||
<references> | <references> | ||
<ref name="term_121944"> [https://bibleportal.com/dictionary/webster-s-dictionary/firman Firman from Webster's Dictionary]</ref> | |||
<ref name="term_73086"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/the-nuttall-encyclopedia/firman Firman from The Nuttall Encyclopedia]</ref> | <ref name="term_73086"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/the-nuttall-encyclopedia/firman Firman from The Nuttall Encyclopedia]</ref> | ||
</references> | </references> | ||
Revision as of 09:58, 12 October 2021
Webster's Dictionary [1]
(n.) In Turkey and some other Oriental countries, a decree or mandate issued by the sovereign; a royal order or grant; - generally given for special objects, as to a traveler to insure him protection and assistance.
The Nuttall Encyclopedia [2]
A Persian word denoting a mandate or decree; among the Turks the term is applied to such decrees as issue from the Ottoman Porte, and also to passports, the right of signing which lies with the Sultan or a Pasha; the word is also used in India to denote a permit to trade.
