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plural viziers
(history) A high-ranking official or minister in an Islamic government, especially in the Ottoman Empire.
(history) The highest-ranking official or minister in ancient Egypt or Ebla; a chief administrator or a chancellor.
(history) An ancient Mesopotamian 𒈛 (sukkal). quotations
As Inanna prepares to descend she fastens the seven divine laws to her side, and as she walks toward the netherworld she speaks to her vizier, Ninshubur.
1981, William Irwin Thompson, The Time Falling Bodies Take to Light: Mythology, Sexuality and the Origins of Culture, London: Rider/Hutchinson & Co., page 174
vicegerent, viceroy examples
(chess) A fairy chess piece that can only be moved one space up, down, left or right. examples