(historical) An ancient surveying and timekeeping instrument, consisting of a bar with a plumb line, attached to a handle.
mukhtar
mukhtar
noun
(India, historical) A person acting as an agent, particularly a lawyer.
(politics) A minor official—usually overseeing a village or town—in many Arab countries and (historical) in the Ottoman Empire and its successor states, including Turkey, Northern Cyprus, and formerly Albania.
(specifically) Alternative spelling of muhtar: an elected official overseeing a village or neighborhood in modern Turkey.
