osmanli Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a Turk (especially a Turk who is a member of the tribe of Osman I)
    Ottoman; Ottoman Turk.

WordNet

Os"man*li noun
Etymology
So called from Osman. See Ottoman.
Wordforms
plural Osmanlis
Definitions
  1. A Turkish official; one of the dominant tribe of Turks; loosely, any Turk.

Webster 1913