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    firman
    /ˈfəːmən/

    noun

    • 1. an edict issued by an Ottoman or Middle Eastern ruler.

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  2. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › FirmanFirman - Wikipedia

    A firman (Persian: فرمان, romanized:farmān; Turkish: ferman), [ 1 ] at the constitutional level, was a royal mandate or decree issued by a sovereign in an Islamic state. During various periods such firmans were collected and applied as traditional bodies of law. The English word firman comes from the Persian farmān meaning "decree" or "order".

  3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › firmanFirman Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    The meaning of FIRMAN is an official decree, order, license, or grant issued by a ruler (as a sultan).

  4. www.dictionary.com › browse › firmanFIRMAN Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    Firman definition: an edict or administrative order issued by or in the name of a Middle Eastern sovereign (formerly by an Ottoman Turkish sultan).. See examples of FIRMAN used in a sentence.

  5. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishFIRMAN definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    2 meanings: 1. history an edict of an Asian sovereign 2. any authoritative grant of permission.... Click for more definitions.

  6. www.thefreedictionary.com › firmanFirman - definition of firman by The Free Dictionary

    Define firman. firman synonyms, firman pronunciation, firman translation, English dictionary definition of firman. n 1. an edict of an Oriental sovereign 2. any authoritative grant of permission Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 ©...

  7. www.oed.com › dictionary › firman_nfirman, n. meanings, etymology and more | Oxford English ...

    There is one meaning in OED's entry for the noun firman. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definition, usage, and quotation evidence.

  8. www.dictionary.com › browse › FirmansFIRMAN Definition & Usage Examples | Dictionary.com

    Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2024 How to use firman in a sentence Excavation is the exclusive privilege of the Museums, but firmans may be obtained by scientific societies and specialists.

  9. en.bab.la › dictionary › englishfirman - Definition in English - bab.la

    (historical) an edict issued by an Ottoman or Middle Eastern ruler Examples Those days, through a shahi firman (royal edict) certain persons were appointed to perform some specific tasks. Indian The Tarikh-Ilahi became the official calendar , and the decrees of the ruling Moghal emperor of India (the farmans) henceforth carried both the ...

  10. www.wordreference.com › definition › firmanfirman - WordReference.com Dictionary of English

    fir•man (fûr′ mən, fər män′ ), n., pl. -mans. Government an edict or administrative order issued by or in the name of a Middle Eastern sovereign (formerly by an Ottoman Turkish sultan). No titles with the word (s) "firman".

  11. www.yourdictionary.com › firmanFirman Definition - YourDictionary

    Firman definition: A royal decree issued by a sovereign in certain historical Islamic states, especially by the Sultan of Turkey.