majlis

majlis
/mahj"lis/, n., pl. majlis. (in Islamic countries)
1. a public audience held by a chieftain, monarch, or other ruler to listen to the requests of petitioners.
2. a house of parliament, as in Iran.
[1815-25; < Ar]

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