Home › Words › D › defterdefterdefter means A type of tax register that was used in the Ottoman Empire.EtymologyFrom Turkish defter, from Arabic دَفْتَر (daftar), from Aramaic דהפתּיר (defter), from Ancient Greek διφθέρα (diphthéra). Doublet of letter.nounA type of tax register that was used in the Ottoman Empire.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.defterdar 77% match — An official in charge of the finances of the Ottoman Empire. vs defter →daftar 58% match — A record or register consisting of a set of loose sheets filed on a string or tied up in a cloth. vs defter →derebey 54% match — A feudal lord in the Ottoman Empire. vs defter →câbi 52% match — In the Ottoman Empire, one who collected taxes or revenues. vs defter →sefer 50% match — A book, especially a religious book. vs defter →regest 50% match — A register. vs defter →collectarium 49% match — A book that contains the collects (type of prayer). vs defter →account 49% match — A registry of pecuniary transactions; a written or printed statement of business dealings or debts and credits, and also of other things subjected to a reckoning or review. vs defter →