Definition of Majlis

1. an assembly of council [n -ES]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Majlis

majestic
majestical
majestically
majestick
majesticness
majestie
majesties
majestified
majestifies
majestify
majestifying
majestuous
majesty
majiang
majimboism
majlis (current term)
majlises
majolica
majolicas
majolicaware
major
major(ip)
major-domo
major-general
major-generals
major-league
major-league club
major-league team
major-leaguer
major affective disorder

Literary usage of Majlis

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Human Rights in Uzbekistan by Erika Dailey, Helsinki Watch (Organization : U.S.) (1993)
"According to preliminary drafts of its charter, the Milli majlis was created to •coordinate a grouping of opposition organizations (parties, movements, ..."

2. The Encyclopaedia Britannica: “a” Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature edited by Hugh Chisholm (1911)
"The majlis was duly elected, 24-5 and was opened by the shah in person on the ?th of October 1906. In January 1907 the shah died, and was succeeded by his ..."

3. The Hedaya, Or Guide: A Commentary on the Mussulman Laws by ʻAlī ibn Abī Bakr] [al-Marghīnānī, Charles Hamilton (1870)
"... sense of a suspension, it continues in force beyond the majlis, or continuance of the situation of déclaration, to tb majlis or situation in which the ..."

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