MUTESSARIF


Meaning of MUTESSARIF in English

noun

also mu·ta·sar·rif ˌmüd.əˈsarə̇f

( -s )

Etymology: Turkish mutasarrif, from Arabic mutaṣarrif

: an administrative authority of various sanjaks (as in the Ottoman Empire or in Iraq)

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