'Vilayet' definitions:
Definition of 'Vilayet'
From: GCIDE
- Vilayet \Vi`la*yet"\, n. [Turk., from Ar. wil[=a]yah.] One of the chief administrative divisions or provinces of the Ottoman Empire; -- formerly called eyalet. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'vilayet'
From: GCIDE
- Eyalet \E`ya*let"\, n. [Turk., fr. Ar. iy[=a]lah.] Formerly, one of the administrative divisions or provinces of the Ottoman Empire; -- now called a vilayet. [1913 Webster]