MUFTI

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does mufti mean? 

• MUFTI (noun)
  The noun MUFTI has 2 senses:

1. a jurist who interprets Muslim religious law

2. civilian dress worn by a person who is entitled to wear a military uniform

  Familiarity information: MUFTI used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• MUFTI (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A jurist who interprets Muslim religious law

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("mufti" is a kind of...):

jurist; legal expert (a legal scholar versed in civil law or the law of nations)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "mufti"):

grand mufti (the chief mufti of a district)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Civilian dress worn by a person who is entitled to wear a military uniform

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("mufti" is a kind of...):

civilian clothing; civilian dress; civilian garb; plain clothes (ordinary clothing as distinguished from uniforms, work clothes, clerical garb, etc.)