Timar
Definition & Meaning
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Timar is a noun meaning (historical) A fiefdom in the Ottoman Empire granted by the Sultan to a spahi in exchange for his cavalryman service and cultivated by villeins who leased it from him.
Meaning
(historical) A fiefdom in the Ottoman Empire granted by the Sultan to a spahi in exchange for his cavalryman service and cultivated by villeins who leased it from him.
Word Forms
- timars
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include spahi, sipahi, mustahfiz, ziamet, spahee, munsubdar.
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