Hatti-sherif

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Hatti-sherif \Hat"ti-sher`if\ (h[a^]t"t[i^]*sh[e^]r`[i^]f or
     h[aum]t"t[=e]*sh[asl]*r[=e]f"), n. [Turk., fr. Ar. khatt a
     writing + sher[imac]f noble.]
     A irrevocable Turkish decree countersigned by the sultan.
     [1913 Webster]