makhzen

English

Noun

makhzen (plural makhzens)

(historical) The governing institution in Morocco and in pre-1957 Tunisia, centered on the monarch and also including certain military personnel, landowners, civil servants, etc.

Alternative forms

maghzen, makhzan

French

Alternative forms

maghzen

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic مَخْزَن (maḵzan).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /mak.zɛn/, /max.zɛn/

Noun

makhzen m (plural makhzens)

the government of the King of Morocco during the French protectorate
(Morocco) the establishment

Further reading

“makhzen”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

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