mejlis

Besides the court of superior officers, which assists the pasha in the general administration of the province, there is also a _mejlis_ or mixed tribunal for the settlement of municipal and commercial affairs, to which both Christian and Jewish merchants are admitted.

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 2 "Baconthorpe" to "Bankruptcy" Various

Having once gained the privilege of being seated in the _mejlis_ (assembly) of the head of the law, who was in fact my chief, I little by little became noticed by the grand vizier, the lord high treasurer, the secretary of state, the chief executioner, and others.

The Adventures of Hajji Baba of Ispahan James Morier

"Abdul Ali of Damascus thinks he will enter the mejlis last and create a great sensation," said Anazeh.

Jimgrim and Allah's Peace Talbot Mundy 1909

Ali Shah al Khassib called for prayer to bring the mejlis to order.

Jimgrim and Allah's Peace Talbot Mundy 1909

"Abdul Ali has gone into the mejlis and the doors are closed," he announced five minutes later.

Jimgrim and Allah's Peace Talbot Mundy 1909

"You're to come with me at noon to the mejlis as my interpreter."

Jimgrim and Allah's Peace Talbot Mundy 1909

Our _menzil_ now standing, the men step over to Zeyd's coffee-fire, if the _sheykh_ be not gone forth to the _mejlis_ to drink his mid-day cup there.

All About Coffee 1909

He was willing, if the honourable mejlis saw fit, to take the stranger aside and put many questions to him.

Jimgrim and Allah's Peace Talbot Mundy 1909

I have seen Zeyd avoid [them] as he saw them approach, or even rise ungraciously upon such men's presenting themselves (the half of every booth, namely the men's side, is at all times open, and any enter there that will, in the free desert), and they murmuring he tells them, _wellah_, his affairs do call him forth, adieu; he must away to the _mejlis_; go they and seek the coffee elsewhere.

All About Coffee 1909

"I must have unfettered choice, or I won't attend the mejlis."

Jimgrim and Allah's Peace Talbot Mundy 1909