selictar
English edit
Etymology edit
Corrupt from Ottoman Turkish سلاحدار (silahdar, literally “weapon-bearer”), the first part being the Arabic سِلَاح (silāḥ, “weapon”) and the second the Persian دار (-dâr, “bearer”) suffix.
Noun edit
selictar (plural selictars)
- The swordbearer of a Turkish chief; a member of a Turkish cavalry corps.