firman

fir·man

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Definitions of firman word

noun plural firman an edict or administrative order issued by or in the name of a Middle Eastern sovereign (formerly by an Ottoman Turkish sultan). 1
noun firman A Near Eastern sovereign's edict. 1
noun firman an edict of an Oriental sovereign 0
noun firman any authoritative grant of permission 0
noun firman A royal decree issued by a sovereign in certain historical Islamic states, especially by the Sultan of Turkey. 0

before 1610

One of the 40% oldest English words

1610-20; < Turkish ferman < Persian farmān

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exclamation

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 81% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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