n.
Pronunciation: di- ' van, ' d ī - ˌ van, esp in senses 1, 2, & 4 also di- ' vän, d ī - ' van
Function: noun
Etymology: Turkish, from Persian d ī v ā n account book
Date: 1586
1 a : the privy council of the Ottoman Empire b : COUNCIL
2 : a council chamber
3 : a large couch usually without back or arms often designed for use as a bed
4 : a collection of poems in Persian or Arabic usually by one author