zaptiehhttp://www.oed.com/dictionary/zaptieh_n%3Ftab%3Dmeaning_and_usezaptieh, n.
First published 1921; not fully revised

zaptiehnoun

  1. 1869–
    A Turkish policeman.
    1. 1869
      A young Turkish Zaptié, or policeman.
      H. F. Tozer, Research Highlands of Turkey vol. II. 100
    2. 1878
      A wretched coffee-house, which was full of zaptiehs, who were quartered here.
      translation of F. von Löher's Cyprus xxi. 177

zaptieh, n. was first published in 1921; not fully revised.

zaptieh, n. was last modified in December 2024.