Vizier
Vizier , noun
[Arabic wezīr, wazīr, properly, a bearer of burdens, a porter, from wazara to bear a burden: compare French vizir, visir. Compare Alguazil.]
A councilor of state; a high executive officer in Turkey and other Oriental countries.
Collocations (1)
Grand vizier , the chief minister of the Turkish empire; -- called also vizier-azem.