derbendci
Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word derbendci. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word derbendci, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say derbendci in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word derbendci you have here. The definition of the word derbendci will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition ofderbendci, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.
English
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Ottoman Turkish دربندجی (derbendçi).
Noun
derbendci pl (plural only)
- The guards charged with maintaining and defending a derbend in exchange for tax relief.
- 1993, Peter F. Sugar, Southeastern Europe Under Ottoman Rule, 1354-1804, →ISBN, page 39:
- The derbendci, some two thousand families of Rumelia, acted as guards of mountain passes, bridges, and other strategic locations in exchange for tax relief and represent a transition from real fighters to auxiliary forces.
- 1998, Tom Scott, The Peasantries of Europe, →ISBN, page 306:
- The derbendci, inadequate in number, could not cope with the new situation.
- 2006, Suraiya Faroqhi, The Cambridge History of Turkey, →ISBN, page 161:
- In other areas self-rule resulted from the fact that certain occupational groups, such as miners, tar extractors, horse breeders, derbendci (guardians of mountain passes), saline workers or producers of gunpowder, had been exempted from certain taxes, and subsequently these 'privileges' were associated with their settlements as well.
- 2007, Mark L. Stein, Guarding the Frontier: Ottoman Border Forts and Garrisons, →ISBN, page 90:
- These exemptions were similar to those granted to the derbendci, men who guarded roads and mountain passes.
- 2012, Michael Ursinus, Grievance Administration (Sikayet) in an Ottoman Province, →ISBN, page 41:
- Entire villages were often charged with the derbendci duty and consequently exempted from certain taxes.
Translations
Translations
|