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timar in Persian

تیمار timâr

timar in Persian: تیمار (timâr). In English, timar means a fiefdom in the Ottoman Empire granted by the Sultan to a spahi in exchange for his cavalryman service and cultivated by villeins who leased it from him.

Persian words for timar

Ottoman fiefdom
تیمار timâr

English meaning of timar

  1. noun A fiefdom in the Ottoman Empire granted by the Sultan to a spahi in exchange for his cavalryman service and cultivated by villeins who leased it from him.

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Questions about timar in Persian

What is the meaning of timar in Persian?
Timar in Persian is تیمار (timâr).
معنی timar چیست؟
Timar: تیمار (timâr).
What does timar mean in English?
Timar means a fiefdom in the Ottoman Empire granted by the Sultan to a spahi in exchange for his cavalryman service and cultivated by villeins who leased it from him.

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