Meaning
a royal decree issued by a sovereign in certain historical Islamic states, especially by the Sultan of the Ottoman Empire.
Etymology
Origin: Unknown
Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish فرمان (fermân), from Classical Persian فرمان (farmān, “command, order, decree”).
NYT Puzzle Appearances
No published puzzle dates on file for this word yet. It is part of the official NYT Spelling Bee word list for 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2025, 2026.