selictar

English

Etymology

Corrupt from Ottoman Turkish سلاحدار (silahdar, literally “weapon-bearer”), the first part being the Arabic سِلَاح (silāḥ, “weapon”) and the second the Persian ـدار (-dâr, “bearer”) suffix.

Noun

selictar (plural selictars)

1. The swordbearer of a Turkish chief; a member of a Turkish cavalry corps.

Anagrams

• altrices, articles, clairets, ratsicle, recitals, sclarite, sterical