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== The Nuttall Encyclopedia <ref name="term_73086" /> == | == The Nuttall Encyclopedia <ref name="term_73086" /> == | ||
<p> | <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> | ||
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Latest revision as of 17:21, 15 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.
