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1. afion, n. View full entry 1542
...Opium, esp. in a raw liquid form....
2. aga, n.1 View full entry 1542
...In Muslim countries (esp. under the Ottoman Empire): (originally) a military commander or senior officer; (subsequently also) a civil officer or tribal chieftain. Freq. as a title of distinction (e.g. in Turkey...
3. Bairam, n. View full entry 1599
...The name of two Muslim festivals—the Lesser Bairam, lasting three days, which follows the fast of Ramadan, and the Greater Bairam, seventy days later, lasting four days....
4. bashaw, n. View full entry 1534
...The earlier form of the Turkish title pasha...
5. batman, n.1 View full entry 1583
...An oriental weight varying greatly in value according to the locality....
6. beglerbeg, n. View full entry 1586
...The governor of a province of the Ottoman empire, in rank next to the grand vizier....
7. bey, n. View full entry 1589
...A Turkish governor of a province or district: also a title of rank....
8. caftan, n. View full entry 1591
...A garment worn in Turkey and other eastern countries, consisting of a kind of long under-tunic or vest tied at the waist with the girdle....
9. Capitan Pasha, n. View full entry 1584
...(The title of) the chief admiral of the Ottoman fleet....
10. chiaus, n. View full entry 1599
...A Turkish messenger, sergeant, or lictor....
11. China, n.1 and adj. View full entry 1555
...The country so called, in Asia....
12. Cossack, n. View full entry 1587
...Name of a warlike Turkish people now subject to Russia, occupying the parts north of the Black Sea. From them the Poles organized a body of light horsemen, in which capacity they...
13. defterdar, n. View full entry 1589
...A Turkish officer of finance, esp. the accountant general of a province; also formerly, the Turkish minister of finance....
14. dolman, n. View full entry 1585
...A long robe open in front, with narrow sleeves, worn by the Turks....
15. horde, n. View full entry 1555
...A tribe or troop of Tartar or kindred Asiatic nomads, dwelling in tents or wagons, and migrating from place to place for pasturage, or for war or plunder....
16. janizary | janissary, n. View full entry 1529
...One of a former body of Turkish infantry, constituting the Sultan's guard and the main part of the standing army. The body was first organized in the 14th century, and was composed...
17. kehaya, n. View full entry 1594
...A Turkish viceroy, deputy, agent, etc.; a local governor; a village chief....
18. kiack, n. View full entry 1599
...In Burma (Myanmar): a Buddhist temple....
19. Kuge, n. View full entry 1577
...In feudal Japan, the name of the nobility attached to the Imperial Court at Kyoto; a court noble....
20. li, n.1 View full entry 1588
...The ordinary Chinese itinerary measure (see quot. 1886)....
