divan
di·van • n. 1. / diˈvan; ˈdīˌvan/ a long low sofa without a back or arms, typically placed against a wall.2. / diˈvan; -ˈvän/ hist. a legislative body, council chamber, or court of justice in the Ottoman Empire or elsewhere in the Middle East.
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divan Oriental council of state; court of justice, council chamber XVI; long seat against the wall of a room XVIII; smoking-room with lounges XIX. — F. divan or It. divano — Turk. divan — Pers. dīwān (orig.) brochure, (hence) account-book, office of accounts, court, council chamber, (cushioned) bench.
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