SOPHY


Meaning of SOPHY in English

n. (pl. -ies) hist. a ruler of Persia in the 16th-17th c.

[ Pers. safi surname of the dynasty, f. Arab. safi-ud-din pure of religion, title of the founder's ancestor ]

Concise Oxford English dictionary.      Краткий оксфордский словарь английского языка.