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haseki

haseki noun: the chief consort of an Ottoman sultan; later, any of several consorts of the sultan.

Noun

haseki (plural hasekis)

  1. (historical) The chief consort of an Ottoman sultan; later, any of several consorts of the sultan.
    • Hasekis had the strongest status in the hierarchy following sultanas according to the amount of their salaries and they took place in this status in harem.2016, Şefika Şule Erçetin, Women Leaders in Chaotic Environments, page 76

Forms of haseki

pluralhasekis

Origin of haseki

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish خاصكی (hasseki, haseki), from Classical Persian خاصگی (xāssagī, xāsagī).

Questions about haseki

What does haseki mean?
Haseki means the chief consort of an Ottoman sultan; later, any of several consorts of the sultan.
What part of speech is haseki?
Haseki is a noun.
What is the plural of haseki?
The plural of haseki is hasekis.

Words near haseki in the dictionary

  1. Hasdrubal
  2. hase
  3. Haseena
  4. Hasegawa
  5. Hasegawas
  6. haseki
  7. hasekis
  8. Haselden
  9. Haseldens
  10. Haseley
  11. Haselhorst

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