mudir
nounEtymology From Ottoman Turkish مدیر (müdir, “local administrator, governor”), from Arabic مُدِير (mudīr, “directing one, governor, boss”), from أَدَارَ (ʔadāra, “to direct”).
1
Historical A local official of the Ottoman Empire who oversaw a nahiye.
2
Historical A regional official of the Ottoman Empire who oversaw a province of Egypt or Sudan.
- Derived terms
- mudirate
- Coordinate terms
- wali, sanjakbey, mutasarrif, kaymakam