guazil

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noun

Synonym of vizier.

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Meanings

nounguazil (plural guazils)

plural guazils

  1. archaicSynonym of vizier.

    Synonyms: vizier

  2. archaica high-ranking official or judge in a Muslim country.
    1 more example

    1667, The English Rogue, by Richard Headhttps://www.gutenberg.org/files/50416/50416-h/50416-h.htm This made him haste to the Guazil or Judge, to acquaint him of what had hapned; who upon information given, came to the prison in person, attended with Officers and other people: where having caused their irons to be struck off, he ordered their bodies to be dragged through the Town, and so cast in the Sea.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounSynonym of vizier.

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Origin

  1. Arabicوَزِير“helper, aide, minister”
  2. Spanishalguacil
  3. Englishguazil

Borrowed from Spanish alguacil, and then from Arabic وَزِير (wazīr, “helper, aide, minister”, literally “one who bears (the burden of office)”). Doublet of vizier.

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APA

guazil. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/guazil

MLA

“guazil.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/guazil. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “guazil,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/guazil.

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