وكالت

See also: وکالت

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic وِكَالَة (wikāla, “agency, proxy”).

Noun

وكالت • (vekâlet) (definite accusative وكالتی (vekâleti), plural وكالتلر (vekâletler))

  1. delegacy, agency, proxy, the position, office, or function of an agent, delegate or proxy
    Synonym: ایلچیلك (elçilik)
  2. power of attorney, the legal document allowing one person to act as the agent of another
    Synonym: واكالتنامه (vekâletnâme)

Derived terms

  • باش وكالت (baş vekâlet, “prime ministership”)
  • واكالتنامه (vekâletnâme, “power of attorney”)
  • وكالةً (vekâleten, “by proxy”)
  • وكالت ایتمك (vekâlet etmek, “to act as an attorney”)
  • وكالت خاصه (vekâlet-i hassa, “special mandate”)
  • وكالت عظمی (vekâlet-i uzma, “office of a Grand Vizier”)
  • وكالت مطلقه (vekâlet-i mutlaka, “full power”)
  • وكالتپناه (vekâletpenâh, “Grand Vizier”)

Descendants

  • Turkish: vekâlet
  • → Crimean Tatar: vekâlet
  • → Romanian: vechilet

Further reading

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