vizierate

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/vɪˈzɪəɹət/

noun

The office, dignity, or authority of a vizier.

OriginFrench vizirat →
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Meanings

nounvizierate (plural vizierates)

plural vizierates

  1. The office, dignity, or authority of a vizier.
  2. The territory governed by a vizier.
  3. A state governed by a vizier.

Origin

  1. Frenchvizirat
  2. Englishvizierate

From French vizirat. Equivalent to vizier + -ate (forms nouns enoting rank or office, the concrete charge of it, a state ruled by people of such an office).

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Translations

Turkish vezirlik, vezaret
  • vezirlikoffice, dignity, or authority of a vizier
  • vezaretoffice, dignity, or authority of a vizier

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

varietize
Cite this entry
APA

vizierate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/vizierate

MLA

“vizierate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/vizierate. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “vizierate,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/vizierate.

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