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derbendcis

derbendcis is the alternative form of derbendci.

Meaning of derbendci

Noun

derbendci pl (plural only)

  1. (plural, 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

Questions about derbendcis

What is derbendcis the alternative form of?
Derbendcis is the alternative form of derbendci.

Words near derbendcis in the dictionary

  1. Derazhnia
  2. Derbeian
  3. Derbeians
  4. derbend
  5. derbendci
  6. derbendcis
  7. derbends
  8. Derbent
  9. Derbet
  10. Derbets
  11. derbid

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