selictar
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Corrupt from Ottoman Turkish سلاحدار (silahdar, literally “weapon-bearer”), the first part being the Arabic سِلَاح (silāḥ, “weapon”) and the second the Persian ـدار (-dâr, “bearer”) suffix.
Noun
[edit]selictar (plural selictars)
- The swordbearer of a Turkish chief; a member of a Turkish cavalry corps.