Dictionary entry

Hatti-sherif

Webster's Dictionary 1913

‖Hat″ti–sher′if (hăt″tĭ‐shĕr′ĭf or hät″tē‐shā̍‐rēf″), n. [Turk., fr. Ar. khatt a writing + sherīf noble.] A irrevocable Turkish decree countersigned by the sultan.