FIRMAN


Meaning of FIRMAN in English

/ferr"meuhn, feuhr mahn"/ , n. , pl. firmans .

an edict or administrative order issued by or in the name of a Middle Eastern sovereign (formerly by an Ottoman Turkish sultan).

[ 1610-20; ferman

farman ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .