defterdar
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English
[edit]Noun
[edit]defterdar (plural defterdars)
- (historical) An official in charge of the finances of the Ottoman Empire.
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Ottoman Turkish دفتردار (defterdar), from Arabic دَفْتَر (daftar) and Persian دار (dâr).
Pronunciation
[edit]- Hyphenation: def‧ter‧dar
Noun
[edit]defterdar (definite accusative defterdarı, plural defterdarlar)
- the official who heads a provincial treasury
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[edit]References
[edit]- “defterdar”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu
- Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “defterdar”, in Nişanyan Sözlük