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defterdar

defterdar |ˌdɛftəˈdɑː | ▶noun (in the Ottoman Empire and modern Turkey ) a finance officer or treasurer, especially a provincial accountant general. ORIGIN Turkish, from Persian daftardār, from daftar ‘register ’ + -dār ‘holder ’.

 

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defterdar

defterdar |ˌdɛftəˈdɑː | ▶noun (in the Ottoman Empire and modern Turkey ) a finance officer or treasurer, especially a provincial accountant general. ORIGIN Turkish, from Persian daftardār, from daftar ‘register ’ + -dār ‘holder ’.