visier

Noun

vizier (plural viziers)

1. A high-ranking official or minister in an Islamic government, especially in the Ottoman Empire.
   • Today, Jews celebrate the holiday of Purim, a festival of revelry that commemorates their deliverance from an ancient genocidal plot. […] Traditionally, a scroll containing that book is read twice over the holiday, with listeners making noise to drown out the name of the story’s villain, Haman, a...2022 March 17, Yair Rosenberg, “The Anti-Semite on Your TV”, in The Atlantic, archived from the original on 16 Feb 2024
2. The highest-ranking official or minister in ancient Egypt or Ebla; a chief administrator or a chancellor.
3. An ancient Mesopotamian civil servant, the sukkal (𒈛 (sukkal)).
   • As Inanna prepares to descend she fastens the seven divine laws to her side, and as she walks toward the netherworld she speaks to her vizier, Ninshubur.1981, William Irwin Thompson, The Time Falling Bodies Take to Light: Mythology, Sexuality and the Origins of Culture, London: Rider/Hutchinson & Co., page 174
4. A vicegerent, viceroy.
5. A fairy chess piece that can only be moved one space up, down, left or right.

Noun

visor (plural visors)

1. A part of a helmet, arranged so as to lift or open, and so show the face. The openings for seeing and breathing are generally in it.
   • A close helmet entirely covers the head, face, and neck, having on the front perforations for the admission of air, and slits through which the wearer may see objects around him, this part which is stiled the visor lifts up by means of a pivot over each ear.1786, Francis Grose, A Treatise on Ancient Armour and Weapons, page 7
2. A mask for the face.
   • No visor does become black villainy
     So well as soft and tender flattery.1608, William Shakspeare, Pericles, Prince of Tyre, act IV, scene IV, line 44
3. The fore piece of a cap, projecting over, and protecting the eyes.
4. A rigid adjustable flap on an automobile windshield that can shield the eyes of a driver from direct sunlight or glare.

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