derbendci
derbendci noun: the guards charged with maintaining and defending a derbend in exchange for tax relief.
Noun
derbendci pl (plural only)
- The guards charged with maintaining and defending a derbend in exchange for tax relief.
- The derbendci, some two thousand families of Rumelia, acted as guards of mountain passes, bridges, and other strategic locations in exchange for tax relief and represent a transition from real fighters to auxiliary forces.1993, Peter F. Sugar, Southeastern Europe Under Ottoman Rule, 1354-1804, →ISBN, page 39
- The derbendci, inadequate in number, could not cope with the new situation.1998, Tom Scott, The Peasantries of Europe, →ISBN, page 306
Examples of derbendci in a sentence
- These exemptions were similar to those granted to the derbendci, men who guarded roads and mountain passes.2007, Mark L. Stein, Guarding the Frontier: Ottoman Border Forts and Garrisons, →ISBN, page 90:
- Entire villages were often charged with the derbendci duty and consequently exempted from certain taxes.2012, Michael Ursinus, Grievance Administration (Sikayet) in an Ottoman Province, →ISBN, page 41:
Forms of derbendci
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Origin of derbendci
From Ottoman Turkish دربندجی (derbendci).
Questions about derbendci
- What does derbendci mean?
- Derbendci means the guards charged with maintaining and defending a derbend in exchange for tax relief.
- How do you use derbendci in a sentence?
- These exemptions were similar to those granted to the derbendci, men who guarded roads and mountain passes.
- What part of speech is derbendci?
- Derbendci is a noun.
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