noun
1.(in Islamic societies) a central finance department, chief administrative office, or regional governing body.
‘The Arabic chancery, the diwan, now played a major role in cultivating a new dynastical image through a variety of symbols, administrative and material.’
2.A chief treasury official, finance minister, or prime minister in some Indian states.
‘It may be recalled that the 4.5 acre land of the estate in the heart of Bangalore is a property dedicated by the family of the late dewan of the kingdom’s ruler.’
‘Shortly after arriving in Hyderabad, he fell in love with the great niece of the diwan of Hyderabad, whom he married in 1800 according to Muslim law.’
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