mufti

A Mohammedan law-officer whose duty it was to expound the law which the kadi was to execute.

In India, citizen’s dress worn by officers when off duty: now commonly used in this sense in the British army.

An official expounder of Mohammedan law.

One of the chief legal advisers to the Sultan of the Ottoman Empire.

Ordinary civilian dress when worn by persons who serve in a uniformed service, such as the military or police. It originally was used in reference to British naval or military officers, and originated with the British service in India.

(Islam) A Muslim scholar and interpreter of shari’a law, who can deliver a fatwa

(UK, New Zealand) Civilian dress when worn by a member of the military, or casual dress when worn by a pupil of a school who normally would wear uniform

a jurist who interprets Muslim religious law

civilian dress worn by a person who is entitled to wear a military uniform