An alternate spelling variant of terms referring to Ottoman or Turkish administrative officials; possibly relating to judicial or official functions.
Variant of 'feridgi' or 'feridji,' from Turkish sources, representing English attempts to phonetically represent Ottoman bureaucratic titles.
The existence of multiple spellings like 'ferjee,' 'feridgi,' and 'feridjee' for what may be the same Ottoman role shows how English borrowed and struggled with non-European languages before standardized transliteration systems existed.
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