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firman

/fur-muhn, fer-mahn/US // ˈfɜr mən, fərˈmɑn //UK // (fɜːˈmɑːn, ˈfɜː-) //

枞树,枞阳人,枞树人,枞木

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1

    plural fir·mans.

    • : an edict or administrative order issued by or in the name of a Middle Eastern sovereign.

Examples

  • Firman reckons that he loses about two friends a year to climbing-related accidents.

  • There is no solace in the adage that ‘at least he died doing what he loved,’” Firman told me, “It sucks and it will happen.

  • The more important dynamic at work, Firman said, is the longer-term process of elemental self-discovery that can happen.

  • The sultan of Turkey issued a firman granting new rights and privileges to his Christian subjects.

  • Show me the forgery you dare to call the firman of his sublime majesty, the sultan.

  • The same night arrived a firman from the sultan, proclaiming Ibrahim Pasha of Allahissar.

  • The firman issued by the Khans to the prince of their selection.

  • So on the 27th of September I arrived at the Dardanelles with my firman.