selictarselictar means the swordbearer of a Turkish chief; a member of a Turkish cavalry corps. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 88 out of 100.EtymologyCorrupt from Ottoman Turkish سلاحدار (silahdar, literally “weapon-bearer”), the first part being the Arabic سِلَاح (silāḥ, “weapon”) and the second the Persian ـدار (-dâr, “bearer”) suffix.nounThe swordbearer of a Turkish chief; a member of a Turkish cavalry corps.