makhzen

English

Noun

makhzen (plural makhzens)

1. (historical) The governing institution in Morocco and in pre-1957 Tunisia, centered on the monarch and also including certain military personnel, landowners, civil servants, etc.

Alternative forms

• maghzen, makhzan

French

Alternative forms

• maghzen

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic مَخْزَن (maḵzan).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mak.zɛn/; /max.zɛn/

Noun

makhzen m (plural makhzens)

1. the government of the King of Morocco during the French protectorate
2. (Morocco) the establishment

Further reading

• “makhzen”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.