seraskier

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noun

A commander in the Ottoman Empire.

OriginOttoman Turkish سرعسكر ← Persian سرعسکر ← Arabic عَسْكَر →
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Meanings

nounseraskier (plural seraskiers)

plural seraskiers

  1. historicalA commander in the Ottoman Empire.

    A seraskier or officer took a liking to me here, and wanted me to stay, and offered me two wives; however I resisted the temptation.

    1789, Olaudah Equiano, chapter 9, in The Interesting Narrative, volume I

Origin

  1. Persianلشکر“army”
  2. Arabicعَسْكَر“army”
  3. Persianسر“head”
  4. Persianسرعسکر
  5. Ottoman Turkishسرعسكر
  6. Englishseraskier

From Ottoman Turkish سرعسكر (serasker), from Persian سرعسکر (sar'askar), a compound word from Persian سر (sar, “head”) and Arabic عَسْكَر (ʕaskar, “army”), itself from Persian لشکر (laškar, “army”).

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Rhymes & wordplay

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APA

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Chicago

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