GLOSSARY OF THE TURKISH WORDS USED IN THIS STORY
R. Nisbet (Robert Nisbet) Bain translation
Aga—a military and aulic title.
Akinji—a sort of irregular cavalry.
Anadoli Hissar—eastern castle.
Azab—irregular infantry.
Bairam—the great Muhammadan ecclesiastical feast.
Bayadere—a dancing-girl.
Bey—a dignitary next below a pasha.
Bostanji—originally the gardeners of the Seraglio, subsequently attendants, body-guards.
Chorbaji—a Janissary officer.
Ciaus—palace officials employed as attendants, messengers, envoys.
Derbend Aga—the chief of the street watchmen.
Dirham—a coin worth about 2½d.
Divan—council of state.
Dzhin—a huge supernatural being.
Effendi—a title of honor.
Etmeidan—the headquarters of the Janissaries.
Fetva—the opinion or judgment of a mufti.
Firak—bodies of troops.
Firman—a decree issued by the Sultan.
Giaour—an infidel.
Ichoglanler—pages of non-Muhammadan parentage brought up at the Sultan's palace.
Imam—a priest who recites the canonical prayers.
Jamak—the servant of a Janissary.
Janissaries—literally, "new soldiers" (jeni-cheri), originally captive children brought up to be soldiers. This corps was for centuries the flower of the Ottoman army.
Janissary Aga—the chief of the Janissaries.
Jerid—a stick used as a dart in military exercises.
Kadi—a judge.
Kadun-Keit-Khuda—guardian of the harem.
Kapu-Agasi—Lord Chamberlain.
Kapudan Pasha—Lord High Admiral.
Kapuji—gate-keeper of the Seraglio.
Kapuji Pasha—the introducer of the ambassadors.
Kapu-Kiaja—chief magistrate.
Khat-i-Sherif—a command either signed by the Sultan or issued directly through him.
Khumbaraji—a bombardier.
Kizlar-Agasi—chief inspector of the harem.
Mollah—the title of the highest grade of Ulemas.
Muezzin—the caller to prayer.
Muftis—those of the Ulemas who publish or seal the fetvas or other public documents.
Murshid—a spiritual guide.
Namazat—the canonical prayer.
Odalisk—a concubine; literally, chambermaid.
Orta—a company of Janissaries.
Palikár—"strong youth," a name given to themselves by the Klephts, freebooters of Thessaly.
Para—a farthing.
Reis-Effendi—Minister of Foreign Affairs.
Sandjak-i-Sherif—the sacred banner of the Prophet.
Seraglio } The Sultan's court.
Serai
Serai-Agasi—chief inspector of the Seraglio.
Seraskier—a commander-in-chief.
Sheik-ul-Islam—the chief of all the muftis and Ulemas.
Silchidars—one of the six divisions of the mercenary cavalry, also the Sultan's armor-bearers.
Sipahis } One of six divisions of the mercenary cavalry.
Spahis
Suliotes—a warlike Hellenized race of Albanian origin in the Pachalik of Janina.
Sultana-Asseki—The Sultan's consort.
Sultana-Valideh—the Sultan's mother.
Timariotes—Turkish feudal militia.
Toporabaji—gunners.
Topijis—gunners.
Ulemas—the learned men, including the muftis, the mollahs, the kadis—in short, all the legal and ecclesiastical functionaries.
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Transcriber's Note: The following typographical errors present in the original text have been corrected for this electronic edition.
In Chapter I, "superflous cracks and crevices" was changed to "superfluous cracks and crevices".
In Chapter II, "siezed him" was changed to "seized him".
In Chapter III, "ninrethullita" was changed to "nimetullahita", and "It must not he supposed" was changed to "It must not be supposed".
In Chapter IV, "the besieging Pehlivan" was changed to "the besieging Pehliván".
In Chapter VIII, "Meccao and Medina" was changed to "Mecca and Medina", and "Procelain Chamber" was changed to "Porcelain Chamber".
In Chapter IX, "hill, morever" was changed to "hill, moreover", "wont you" was changed to "won't you", and a question mark was changed to an exclamation point after "thy daughter Milieva".
In Chapter X, "La Gullia" was changed to "La Gulia", "to horribly tortured Turks" was changed to "of horribly tortured Turks", and "rank or general" was changed to "rank of general".
In Chapter XVIII, "silchidars" was changed to "silihdars".
In the Glossary, "Silchidars" was changed to "Silihdars".
Several names and words were spelled inconsistently in the original text. Except as noted above, these variant spellings have been left as they originally appeared.