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defterdar
(def¦ter|dar)
Pronunciation:
/ˌdɛftəˈdɑː/
noun
(in the Ottoman Empire and modern Turkey) a finance officer or treasurer, especially a provincial accountant general.
Origin:
Turkish, from Persian
daftardār
, from
daftar
'register' +
-dār
'holder'
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