Mutessarif

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

  Mutessarif \Mu*tes`sa*rif"\, n. [Turk. & Ar. mute[,c]arif freely
     disposing of anything, master.]
     In Turkey prior to the revolution, an administrative
     authority of any of certain sanjaks. They were appointed
     directly by the Sultan.
     [Webster 1913 Suppl.]