'Daira' definitions:

Definition of 'Daira'

From: GCIDE
  • Daira \Da"["i]*ra\ (d[aum]"[-e]*r[aum]), n. [Turk. daire circuit, department, fr. Ar. da["i]rah circle.] Any of several valuable estates of the Egyptian khedive or his family. The most important are the Da"i*ra Sa"ni*eh (s[aum]"n[i^]*[e^]), or Da"i*ra Sa"ni*yeh, and the Da"i*ra Khas"sa, administered by the khedive's European bondholders, and known collectively as the Daira, or the Daira estates. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]