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Technical Glossary
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Valide
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Turkish for mother. In the Ottoman period it referred to the mother of the Sultan, who became a very important persona in the later periods of the Ottoman court.
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Vizier
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Minister.
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Voussoir
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Stones shaped like wedges used in the construction of arches.
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