Of or pertaining to the Turks; as, the Ottoman strength or empire.
Origin: F. Ottoman: cf. It. Ottomano, ottomanno; from Othoman, Othman, or Osman, the name of a sultan
who assumed the
government of Turkey about the
year 1300. Cf. Osmanli, Ottoman a stuffed seat.
1. A Turk.
2. [F. Ottomane, from
ottoman Turkish] A stuffed
place without a back, originally used in Turkey.
Source: Websters Vocabulary