selictar

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English

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Etymology

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Corrupt from Ottoman Turkish سلاحدار (silahdar, literally weapon-bearer), the first part being the Arabic سِلَاح (silāḥ, weapon) and the second the Persian دار (-dâr, bearer) suffix.

Noun

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selictar (plural selictars)

  1. The swordbearer of a Turkish chief; a member of a Turkish cavalry corps.

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