How to pronounce vizier
American English pronunciation
vuh-ZEER
- IPA
- /vəˈzɪɹ/
- Syllables
- vuh · ZEER (2 syllables, stress on the 2nd)
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What vizier means
A high-ranking adviser to a ruler in old Middle Eastern lands
In a sentence: In the old tale, the sultan's wise vizier solved every riddle.
Where it comes from: It came through Turkish and French from an Arabic word meaning helper.
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