aga
Ottoman military title
An aga is a military commander or civil official in the Ottoman Empire and some other Muslim countries—a title of respect for men of authority or high rank.
The word appears in historical fiction and accounts of Ottoman history: The aga commanded the janissaries.
Also spelled agha.
Ottoman high official
- vizierMuslim government's chief minister
- sultanateSultan-ruled state
- beyTurkish term of respect
- divanArmless, backless seating
harem · eunuch · timar · millets · Topkapi · Suleiman · Constantinople · Istanbul
Kitchen heating appliance
- rangeExtent of variation
- cast ironBrittle iron-carbon alloy
- kitchenFood preparation room
- hearthFireplace floor area
warming · enamel · hotplate · simmering · baking · roasting · farmhouse · cottage
pasha
Ottoman high official
divan · harem · eunuch · timar · millets · Topkapi · Suleiman · Constantinople · Istanbul · Bosphorus
stove
Kitchen heating appliance
hearth · warming · enamel · hotplate · simmering · baking · roasting · farmhouse · cottage · country kitchen
commander
Person with authority over others
official · dignitary · authority · headman · overseer · administrator · landowner · military rank · honorific · master
deference
Yielding to another's judgment
veneration · seniority · patriarch · elder · dignity · regard · acknowledgment · tribute · homage · recognition