mirasyedi

Turkish

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish میراثیدی (mirasyedi), equivalent to miras (“inheritance”) +‎ yedi (“consumed”).

Noun

mirasyedi (definite accusative mirasyediyi, plural mirasyediler)

  1. heir to a fortune
  2. spendthrift

References
  • Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “mirasyedi”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
  • Redhouse, James W. (1890) “میراث”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon‎, Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 2053
  • Avery, Robert et al., editors (2013), The Redhouse Dictionary Turkish/Ottoman English, 21st edition, Istanbul: Sev Yayıncılık, →ISBN
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