wajil
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Tausug
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Arabic وَزِير (wazīr, “vizier, minister”). Compare Malay wazir (“prime minister”)
Noun
[edit]wajil
- One of a group of aristocratic officials composing the advisory and administrative staff of the sultan of Sulu, royal minister.
- Manga wajil in nagparāgan sin saraꞌ sin sultan.
- The royal ministers enforced the king’s law.