- Courtroom arbiter - Law official - Madge is straight, according to judge - A person clothed with power as a public civil officer;
a public civil officer invested with the executive government, or some
branch of it.
- The answer of an emperor when formallyconsulted by
particular persons on some difficult question; hence, an edict or
decree. - The official written answer of the pope upon a
question of canon law, or morals. - A counterpart.
- Term of address for an Ottoman official - Title of respect to a man in Turkey - Turkish title of respect - Master; sir; -- a title of a Turkish state official and
man of learning, especially one learned in the law.