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ulema learned men, scholars, clergymen, or
professors of theology
vakfiye record listing sources of income,
activities, and expenditures to
maintain religious, social, and
charitable institutions included in an
endowment
vakif endowment or foundation trust
established by the donor for the
maintenance of religious, charitable,
and social edifices
valide sultan queen mother; woman whose son was
the reigning sultan
vezir governor-general or commander in
chief in charge of a major province of
the empire who had the privilege to
use the title pa§a
yastik bolster or cushion
yatagan sword that is shorter than a kiliç and
has a slightly curving blade
zahriye dedicatory pages, usually placed at the
beginning of a manuscript, in which
the text was enclosed by a medallion
zerduz embroidery using gold thread that
totally covers the surface
zerger goldsmith; plural, zergeran
zerni§ani gold inlayer

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