English Explanatory Dictionary

guazil

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Synonym of vizier.
  2. a high-ranking official or judge in a Muslim country.

Word forms

guazil guazils

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish alguacil, and then from Arabic وَزِير (wazīr, “helper, aide, minister”, literally “one who bears (the burden of office)”). Doublet of vizier.

Synonyms

vizier
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