'Cadilesker' definitions:
Definition of 'Cadilesker'
From: GCIDE
- Cadilesker \Ca`di*les"ker\, n. [Ar. q[=a][dsdot][imac] judge + al'sker the army, Per. leshker.] A chief judge in the Turkish empire, so named originally because his jurisdiction extended to the cases of soldiers, who are now tried only by their own officers. [1913 Webster]