seraskier
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English
Etymology
From Ottoman Turkish سرعسكر (serasker), from Persian سرعسکر (sar'askar), a compound word from Persian سر (sar, “head”) and Arabic عَسْكَر (ʕaskar, “army”), itself from Persian لشکر (laškar, “army”). [1]
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -ɪə(ɹ)
Noun
seraskier (plural seraskiers)
- (now historical) A commander in the Ottoman Empire.
- 1789, Olaudah Equiano, chapter 9, in The Interesting Narrative, volume I:
- A seraskier or officer took a liking to me here, and wanted me to stay, and offered me two wives; however I resisted the temptation.
References
- ^ "seraskier." Dictionary.com. Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1). Random House, Inc. 2008.