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mufti (s) (noun), muftis (pl)
1. The head of the religious community in the former Ottoman Empire: In Mary's history book, she read that a mufti was the leader of the spiritual group of people in the Ottoman Empire.
2. An advisor and Muslim legal expert on the law of the Koran: A mufti is a professional lawyer who interprets the Muslim law.
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