dastur

or du·stoor, du·stour

[ duh-stoor ]

noun

1. a Parsee chief priest.

Word History and Origins

Origin of dastur¹

First recorded in 1885–90, dastur is from the Persian word dastur

Example Sentences

Mr Dastur said he feared an escalation.

From BBC

Riaz Dastur was among the parents bringing their children to the mosque on Wednesday morning, attending with his 13-year-old son, Raaid.

From BBC

Virus spores and other miniature forms, depicted with various degrees of realism, feature in intricate drawing-paintings by Elizabeth Casqueiro, Joan Slottow, Betsy Stewart, Ellyn Weiss and Delna Dastur.

From Washington Post

Delna Dastur’s mixed-media painting juxtaposes shapes that are straight and curved, realistic and fanciful.

From Washington Post

Ervad Kurush Dastur of the Zoroastrian Association of Metropolitan Washington had never been to a Seder before Wednesday.

From Washington Post