muhassil

noun

1. A senior public official under the Ottoman Empire charged with tax collection.

   historical

   The Mohassil, in return, pays a visit to the Consul, and is received with much pomp and the Consular house.

Where it comes from

From Ottoman Turkish محصل (muhassıl), from Arabic مُحَصِّل (muḥaṣṣil).

Adapted from the Wiktionary entry muhassil (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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