viziership

9.9

The time someone serves as a high government adviser in some Muslim countries

noun
/ˈvɪziərˌʃɪp/

: vizirato

The viziership was a powerful position in the Ottoman Empire.

Examples

During her viziership, she implemented policies that stabilized the region.
His appointment marked the beginning of a long viziership characterized by diplomatic reforms.
The viziership was often attained through a combination of loyalty and intelligence.
He aspired to hold the viziership after years of service.
During her viziership, she implemented policies that stabilized the region.
His appointment marked the beginning of a long viziership characterized by diplomatic reforms.
He aspired to hold the viziership after years of service.

How High-Ranking

prime minister

216 2.3

cabinet minister

12 5.0

viziership

9.9

advisor

271 2.8

government official

118 3.2

Surface Forms

viziership singular

vizierships plural

Morphology

viziership = vizier (transparent) = vizier + ship

The meaning is a straightforward nominalization: 'vizier' (the officeholder) + '-ship' denotes the office, so the sense 'the position or term of a vizier' is directly derived.

Etymology

The word viziership comes from vizier, which comes from Arabic wazir meaning 'helper' or 'minister', plus the English ending -ship, which gives the idea of a 'position' like in leadership. So a viziership is the office or time someone has as a vizier.