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vi·zier    Audio Help   [vi-zeer, viz-yer] Pronunciation Key
–noun
(formerly) a high official in certain Muslim countries and caliphates, esp. a minister of state. Compare grand vizier.
Also, vi·zir.

[Origin: 1555–65; < Turk vezīr < Ar wazīr]

—Related forms
vi·zier·ate    Audio Help   [vi-zeer-it, -eyt, viz-yer-it, -yuh-reyt] Pronunciation Key, vi·zier·ship, noun
vi·zier·i·al, adjective
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