Nizam
HISTORIC MONARCH OF THE HYDERABAD STATE
Asaf Jahi Nizams; Throne of Hyderabad; Nizam ul Mulk; Nizams of Hyderabad & Berar; Subedar of Deccan; The nizam; The Nizams; Nizams; The Nizam; Nawabs of Hyderabad; Nawab of Hyderabad; Nizam; Nizams of Hyderabad; Nizam of the Deccan; Nizam of Marathwada; Nizam-ul-Mulk of Hyderabad; Jiva Mahala; Nizaam; Nizam of Hyderabad and Berar
[n?'z?:m]
¦ noun historical
1. the title of the hereditary ruler of Hyderabad.
2. (the nizam) the Turkish regular army.
Origin
sense 1 from Urdu nizam-al-mulk 'administrator of the realm', sense 2 from Turk. nizam askeri 'regular soldier'; based on Arab. ni?am 'order, arrangement'.