pashadoms
/pəˈʃɑdəmz/
noun
- The territories or domains ruled by a pasha (a high-ranking Ottoman official).
- Each pashadom was governed by a pasha appointed by the sultan.
- The borders of the pashadoms shifted over the centuries.
- The Ottoman Empire was divided into many pashadoms.
- The rank, office, or authority of a pasha.
- He aspired to one of the great pashadoms of the empire.
- She wrote a book about the history of the pashadoms in North Africa.
- The pashadom came with great wealth and responsibility.
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