firman

American  

[fur-muhn, fer-mahn] / ˈfɜr mən, fərˈmɑn /

noun

plural

firmans

1. an edict or administrative order issued by or in the name of a Middle Eastern sovereign (formerly by an Ottoman Turkish sultan).

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firman British  

/ fɜːˈmɑːn, ˈfɜː- /

noun

1. an edict of an Oriental sovereign

2. any authoritative grant of permission

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Etymology

Origin of firman

1610–20; < Turkish ferman < Persian farmān

Example Sentences

In consequence of a firman commanding the Transylvanian generals to assemble in the camp of the Grand Vizier.

From 'Midst the Wild Carpathians by J?kai, M?r

Her passport is like a firman; she may travel where she pleases.

From Harper's New Monthly Magazine, No. V, October, 1850, Volume I. by

As he had forced from Turkey a firman assigning the throne to his own family, he was succeeded by one of his sons.

From Mentone, Cairo, and Corfu by Woolson, Constance Fenimore

Up to that time the eldest male member of the ruling family had always succeeded to power, but Ismail obtained a firman from the Sultan allowing his son to follow him.

From The Rulers of the Mediterranean by Davis, Richard Harding

Her appeal, 130 however, to the Porte procured the withdrawal of the firman, and saved her gardens from the destruction which a want of irrigation would soon have produced.

From Lives of Celebrated Women by Goodrich, Samuel G. (Samuel Griswold)