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guazil

guazil noun: synonym of vizier.

Noun

guazil (plural guazils)

  1. (archaic) Synonym of vizier.
    Synonyms:
    vizier
  2. (archaic) a high-ranking official or judge in a Muslim country.
    • This made him haste to the Guazil or Judge, to acquaint him of what had hapned; who upon information given, came to the prison in person, attended with Officers and other people: where having caused their irons to be struck off, he ordered their bodies to be dragged through the Town, and so cast in...1667, The English Rogue, by Richard Headhttps://www.gutenberg.org/files/50416/50416-h/50416-h.htm

Synonyms of guazil

Forms of guazil

pluralguazils

Origin of guazil

Borrowed from Spanish alguacil, and then from Arabic وَزِير (wazīr, “helper, aide, minister”, literally “one who bears (the burden of office)”). Doublet of vizier.

Questions about guazil

What does guazil mean?
Guazil means synonym of vizier.
What part of speech is guazil?
Guazil is a noun.
What is the plural of guazil?
The plural of guazil is guazils.

Words near guazil in the dictionary

  1. guayusa
  2. Guazapa
  3. Guazapar
  4. guazatine
  5. Guazhou
  6. guazil
  7. guazils
  8. guazu
  9. guazu vira
  10. guazus
  11. guazuti

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