selictar

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noun

The swordbearer of a Turkish chief; a member of a Turkish cavalry corps.

OriginOttoman Turkish سلاحدار ← Arabic سِلَاح ← Persian ـدار →
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Meanings

nounselictar (plural selictars)

plural selictars

  1. The swordbearer of a Turkish chief; a member of a Turkish cavalry corps.

Origin

  1. Persianـدار“bearer”
  2. Arabicسِلَاح“weapon”
  3. Ottoman Turkishسلاحدار
  4. Englishselictar

Corrupt from Ottoman Turkish سلاحدار (silahdar, literally “weapon-bearer”), the first part being the Arabic سِلَاح (silāḥ, “weapon”) and the second the Persian ـدار (-dâr, “bearer”) suffix.

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“selictar.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/selictar. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “selictar,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/selictar.

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