dastur.
A Zoroastrian high priest ranking above a mobad or herbad.
Meaning & usage
A Zoroastrian high priest ranking above a mobad or herbad.
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰes-der. Proto-Indo-Iranian *ȷ́ʰástas Old Persian 𐎭𐎿𐎫 (d-s-t) Middle Persian 𐭩𐭣𐭤 (ydh) Classical Persian دَسْت (dast)? Classical Persian دَسْتُور (dastūr)bor. English dastur Borrowed from Classical Persian دَسْتُور (dastūr).
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