Muhassil
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Muhassil is a noun meaning (now historical) A senior public official under the Ottoman Empire charged with tax collection.
Meaning
(now historical) A senior public official under the Ottoman Empire charged with tax collection.
Example Sentences
The Mohassil, in return, pays a visit to the Consul, and is received with much pomp and the Consular house.
Ibrahim Pasha, in addition to being governor of the holy cities, was made, on the 3rd of May, 1833, mohassil, or collector of the revenues of Adana.
A document sent to Istanbul by the muḥaṣṣıl of Aleppo in the 1790s clearly states that French bills of exchange had been purchased against payment of a ‘premium’ […].
It was a promotion in status, the Pasha being next in rank to the Grand Vezir and therefore more important than a Muhassil; but this was of course no guarantee of better government.
Word Forms
- muhassils
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include mohassil, muhtasib, mutasarrif, hajib, mustahfiz, mudir.
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