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 the following year another firman bestowed upon him the title of khedive in lieu of that of vali, borne by Mehemet Ali and his immediate successors.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 1 "Edwardes" to "Ehrenbreitstein" by Various

The announcement of the pasha’s appointment had already been made in the usual way in the annual firman issued on the 3rd of May.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 1 "Edwardes" to "Ehrenbreitstein" by Various

But Azrael had already read the sealed firman through the eyes of Olaj Beg.

From The Slaves of the Padishah by J?kai, M?r

Exarchate, Bulgarian, 19; Sultan's firman, 24; in Macedonia, 81.

From The Balkan Wars 1912-1913 by Schurman, Jacob Gould

It is stated in the Berliner Allgemeine Kirchen Zeitung, that the Jews have obtained a firman from the Porte, granting them permission to build a temple on Mount Zion.

From Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol. 1. No 1, June 1850 by Various