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

The firman was undoubtedly illegal, as it violated a convention possessing a quasi-international sanction, but the Christians were unable to resist, and the powers abstained from intervention.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 6 "Coucy-le-Château" to "Crocodile" by Various

In a few days the firman or letter of the patriarch arrived, and I packed my things and got ready to start.

From Visits To Monasteries in the Levant by Curzon, Robert

That the Russo-Greek rights have been clearly admitted, And secured by a firman, and Hatti-Scheriff; So that France and the Latin Communions outwitted, Yield the pas to the Russo-Greek Church and its chief.

From Punch - Volume 25 (Jul-Dec 1853) by Various

In 1871, when France was disabled after the war, the bey obtained from Constantinople a firman of investiture, thus recognizing the suzerainty of the Porte.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 8 "France" to "Francis Joseph I." by Various

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