English Explanatory Dictionary

ziamet

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A form of land tenure in the Ottoman Empire.

Word forms

ziamet ziamets zeamet

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish زعامت (zeamet), from Arabic زَعَامَة (zaʕāma, “leadership”)

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