muhassil
muhassil noun: a senior public official under the Ottoman Empire charged with tax collection.
Noun
muhassil (plural muhassils)
- A senior public official under the Ottoman Empire charged with tax collection.
- The Mohassil, in return, pays a visit to the Consul, and is received with much pomp and the Consular house.1794, Alexander Russell, The Natural History of Aleppo, 2nd edition, volume II, page 22
- Ibrahim Pasha, in addition to being governor of the holy cities, was made, on the 3rd of May, 1833, mohassil, or collector of the revenues of Adana.1870, Andrew Archibald Paton, A History of the Egyptian Revolution, 2nd edition, volume II, page 100
Forms of muhassil
| plural | muhassils |
|---|---|
| alternative form | mohassil |
Origin of muhassil
From Ottoman Turkish محصل (muhassıl), from Arabic مُحَصِّل (muḥaṣṣil).
Questions about muhassil
- What does muhassil mean?
- Muhassil means a senior public official under the Ottoman Empire charged with tax collection.
- What part of speech is muhassil?
- Muhassil is a noun.
- What is the plural of muhassil?
- The plural of muhassil is muhassils.
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