Agaship

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neuter noun (archaism / history / administration)

Definition

The function, dignity, or title of an aga (a military commander or chief of public order in the old Ottoman Empire and the Romanian Principalities); the territorial jurisdiction or administrative headquarters managed by an aga; a tribute, tax, or sum of money paid in the past to obtain or maintain this official position.

Bilingual Equivalents

  • Agaship
  • Aga jurisdiction

Grammatical & Source Details

Inflection Type Neuter noun with standard structural plural inflections in '-uri'.
Formation Historical loanword from Turkish 'ağalık', structurally combining the noun root with the functional suffix of status.
Spelling / Pronunciation [a.dʒa.ˈlək]
Source Lexicon of Oriental Loanwords in Romanian and Balkan Administrative History

Contextual Usage Examples

RO: Boierul a cheltuit o pungă plină cu galbeni la Stambul pentru a-și asigura numirea în acel agialâc râvnit.

EN: The boyar spent a pouch full of gold coins in Istanbul to secure his appointment to that coveted office of aga.

RO: Documentul din vremea lui Fanariot descrie hotarele pentru un agialâc ce supraveghea paza Bucureștiului.

EN: The document from the Phanariot era describes the borders for an aga jurisdiction that oversaw the security of Bucharest.

RO: După pierderea bătăliei, dregătorul a fost destituit din agialâc și trimis în exil la o mănăstire izolată.

EN: After losing the battle, the official was dismissed from his agaship and sent into exile at an isolated monastery.

Idioms & Phrases

A cumpăra un agialâc / To buy an agaship / office

RO: Practică coruptă istorică prin care dregătorii plăteau sume mari de bani Porții Otomane pentru a obține o funcție publică.

EN: A historically corrupt practice where officials paid large sums of money to the Ottoman Porte to obtain a public office.

Siliște de agialâc / Headquarters of the aga

RO: Locul sau clădirea oficială unde se adunau slujbașii agăi pentru a pune în aplicare ordinele administrative.

EN: The official site or building where the aga's servants gathered to enforce administrative orders.

Tribut de agialâc / Agaship tax / fee

RO: Sumă anuală fixă pe care deținătorul titlului trebuia să o trimită la vistieria centrală pentru a-și păstra rangul.

EN: A fixed annual sum that the title holder had to send to the central treasury to maintain his rank.

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