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kazasker

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A chief judge in the Ottoman Empire. There were two kadiaskers: the Rumeli Kadiaskeri, who oversaw the European part of the empire, and the Anadolu Kadiaskeri, who oversaw the Asian part.

From Ottoman Turkish قاضیعسكر (kazasker), a reduced form of قاضی العسكر (kadilasker), from قاضی (kazı, kadı, “qadi”) and عسكر ('asker, “soldier”); compare قَاضِي العَسْكَر (qāḍī l-ʕaskar, “military judge”), from قَاضٍ (qāḍin, “judge”) + عَسْكَر (ʕaskar, “troops”). So called because the judge's jurisdiction originally extended to military cases.

kazaskers (plural)

What does kazasker mean?: A chief judge in the Ottoman Empire. There were two kadiaskers: the Rumeli Kadiaskeri, who oversaw the European part of the empire, and the Anadolu Kadiaskeri, who oversaw the Asian part.
Where does kazasker come from?: From Ottoman Turkish قاضیعسكر (kazasker), a reduced form of قاضی العسكر (kadilasker), from قاضی (kazı, kadı, “qadi”) and عسكر ('asker, “soldier”); compare قَاضِي العَسْكَر (qāḍī l-ʕaskar, “military judge”), from قَاضٍ (qāḍin, “judge”) + عَسْكَر (ʕaskar, “troops”). So called because the judge's jurisdiction originally extended to military cases.

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