Brewer's: Mirza

Emir Zadah [prince's son]. It is used in two ways by the Persians; when prefixed to a surname it is simply a title of honour; but when annexed to the surname, it means a prince of the blood royal.

Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894
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