wajil

Tausug

Alternative forms

• wajir

Etymology

From Arabic وَزِير (wazīr, “vizier, minister”). Compare Malay wazir (“prime minister”)

Noun

wajil

1. One of a group of aristocratic officials composing the advisory and administrative staff of the sultan of Sulu, royal minister.

   Manga wajil in nagparāgan sin saraꞌ sin sultan.

   The royal ministers enforced the king’s law.