- zilcade
- zilcade [zilkad] n. m.ÉTYM. 1721, Montesquieu; cf. zilffedeen, 1559, Postel; arabe dǔ-l-qa‘dǎh « où il y a repos ».❖♦ Didact. Onzième mois de l'année lunaire, chez les Arabes.
Encyclopédie Universelle. 2012.
Encyclopédie Universelle. 2012.
Persian Letters — ( Lettres persanes ) is a satirical work, by Charles de Secondat, baron de Montesquieu, recounting the experiences of two Persian noblemen, Usbek and Rica, who are traveling through France.Plot summaryIn 1711 Usbek leaves his seraglio in Isfahan… … Wikipedia