— minareted , adj.
/min'euh ret", min"euh ret'/ , n.
a lofty, often slender, tower or turret attached to a mosque, surrounded by or furnished with one or more balconies, from which the muezzin calls the people to prayer.
[ 1675-85; minaret, Sp minarete, or It minaretto manarah lighthouse, perh. akin to nar fire ]