seraskier

English

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish سرعسكر (serasker), from Persian سرعسکر (sar'askar), a compound word from Persian سر (sar, “head”) and Arabic عَسْكَر (ʕaskar, “army”), itself from Persian لشکر (laškar, “army”). [1]

Pronunciation
  • Rhymes: -ɪə(ɹ)

Noun

seraskier (plural seraskiers)

  1. (now historical) A commander in the Ottoman Empire.
    • 1789, Olaudah Equiano, chapter 9, in The Interesting Narrative, volume I:
      A seraskier or officer took a liking to me here, and wanted me to stay, and offered me two wives; however I resisted the temptation.

References
  1. "seraskier." Dictionary.com. Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1). Random House, Inc. 2008.
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