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OP "These sufficing, however, to inform the visitor that Miss Flite and her birds are domiciled with a Mrs Blinder, in Bell Yard, he repairs to that neighbouring place; where Miss Flite (who rises early that she may be punctual at the divan of justice held by her excellent friend the Chancellor) comes running down-stairs, with tears of welcome and with open arms."
Depending on context, this word has several meanings:
divan
SYLLABICATION: di·van
PRONUNCIATION: AUDIO: d-vän, -vn KEY
NOUN: 1. A long backless sofa, especially one set with pillows against a wall.
2. (also d-vn)a. A counting room, tribunal, or public audience room in Muslim countries. b. The seat used by an administrator when holding audience. c. A government bureau or council chamber.
3. (also d-vn) A coffeehouse or smoking room.
4. (also d-vn) A book of poems, especially one written in Arabic or Persian by a single author.
ETYMOLOGY: French, from Turkish, from Persian dvn, place of assembly, roster, probably from Old Iranian *dipivahanam, document house : Old Persian dip-, writing, document (from Akkadian uppu, tablet, letter, from Sumerian dub) + Old Persian vahanam, house;
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