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vezir — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • minister noun A politician who heads a government department.
  • queen noun A female monarch who rules a country, or the wife of a king.
  • vizier noun A senior minister or official in an Islamic government, especially the Ottoman Empire.

Senses

vezir is used for these senses in English:

  • minister (government) A politician who heads a ministry
  • queen A female monarch.
  • queen (cards) A playing card with a depiction of a queen on it, generally ranking next below the king and above the jack in a given suit.
  • queen (chess) A chess piece that, under contemporary rules, is the most powerful, able to move any number of spaces horizontally, vertically, or diagonally.
  • queen A reproductive female insect in a hive, such as an ant, bee, termite or wasp.
  • vizier (history) A high-ranking official or minister in an Islamic government, especially in the Ottoman Empire.

minister — full definition

  1. noun A politician who heads a government department.
  2. noun A member of the clergy, especially in a Protestant church, authorized to lead worship and provide pastoral care.
  3. verb To attend to someone's needs or provide care and help.

queen — full definition

  1. noun A female monarch who rules a country, or the wife of a king.
  2. noun In chess, the most powerful piece, able to move any number of squares in any direction.
  3. noun The single fertile female in a colony of bees, ants, or similar social insects.
  4. verb In chess, to promote a pawn to a queen by reaching the far side of the board.

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